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| Remembrance Sunday disrupted by fireworks in Salford | Remembrance Sunday disrupted by fireworks in Salford |
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| A man who disrupted a Remembrance Sunday event with fireworks had to be rushed away from angry veterans by police. | A man who disrupted a Remembrance Sunday event with fireworks had to be rushed away from angry veterans by police. |
| The fireworks exploded in the sky as hundreds of people stood in silence at 11:00 GMT and listened to the Last Post at the cenotaph in Eccles, Salford. | The fireworks exploded in the sky as hundreds of people stood in silence at 11:00 GMT and listened to the Last Post at the cenotaph in Eccles, Salford. |
| A man had set them off from a window ledge in a disused pub across the road. | A man had set them off from a window ledge in a disused pub across the road. |
| Angry veterans began shouting, "Get him out!" and trying to break down the pub door before officers took the man away. | Angry veterans began shouting, "Get him out!" and trying to break down the pub door before officers took the man away. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a 38-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and was being questioned. | Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said a 38-year-old man had been arrested on suspicion of a public order offence and was being questioned. |
| Traffic cones thrown | Traffic cones thrown |
| Some members of the crowd attempted to climb up to the window from which a man, believed to be a squatter at the pub, had ignited the fireworks. | Some members of the crowd attempted to climb up to the window from which a man, believed to be a squatter at the pub, had ignited the fireworks. |
| A police officer blocked the door while shouting into his radio as he struggled to hold back the crowd, before reinforcements arrived. | A police officer blocked the door while shouting into his radio as he struggled to hold back the crowd, before reinforcements arrived. |
| The man, wearing what appeared to be army-style fatigues, then appeared at the window to remonstrate with the crowd. | The man, wearing what appeared to be army-style fatigues, then appeared at the window to remonstrate with the crowd. |
| Traffic cones were thrown up at him and he retreated inside. | |
| When police reinforcements arrived, the man was handcuffed with his head held down and rushed out of the pub to a waiting police car. | When police reinforcements arrived, the man was handcuffed with his head held down and rushed out of the pub to a waiting police car. |
| A large crowd remained at the scene while a team of police officers guarded the entrance. | A large crowd remained at the scene while a team of police officers guarded the entrance. |
| A group of people, who appeared to be squatting at the pub, remained inside. | A group of people, who appeared to be squatting at the pub, remained inside. |
| A GMP spokeswoman said officers were called shortly after 11:05 to reports of a disturbance at a pub on Church Street. | A GMP spokeswoman said officers were called shortly after 11:05 to reports of a disturbance at a pub on Church Street. |
| "Initial inquiries suggest that a firework was thrown through the window of the pub", she said. | "Initial inquiries suggest that a firework was thrown through the window of the pub", she said. |
| No injuries were reported, she added. | No injuries were reported, she added. |