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| Policeman injured at illegal rave | Policeman injured at illegal rave |
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| A policeman suffered a broken ankle when he was hit by a car at a rave in Wiltshire involving some 4,000 people. | A policeman suffered a broken ankle when he was hit by a car at a rave in Wiltshire involving some 4,000 people. |
| Police were called to a farm near Warminster, where ravers had set up sound stages on Saturday night. | Police were called to a farm near Warminster, where ravers had set up sound stages on Saturday night. |
| By Sunday afternoon, the force said the illegal event had been contained and those remaining were being served with notices to leave the site. | By Sunday afternoon, the force said the illegal event had been contained and those remaining were being served with notices to leave the site. |
| About 4,000 people were cleared from the site, in what is thought to be the biggest rave the force has dealt with. | About 4,000 people were cleared from the site, in what is thought to be the biggest rave the force has dealt with. |
| 'Come to party' | 'Come to party' |
| The 46-year-old policeman was hit by a car trying to enter the rave as he stood by the side of his marked vehicle trying to restrict access to the site, the force said. | The 46-year-old policeman was hit by a car trying to enter the rave as he stood by the side of his marked vehicle trying to restrict access to the site, the force said. |
| "Inquiries continue to identify the individual who who assaulted the police officer during the night," a force spokesman said. | "Inquiries continue to identify the individual who who assaulted the police officer during the night," a force spokesman said. |
| "That officer is awaiting surgery to his leg this [Sunday] afternoon and we are supporting his family and friends." | "That officer is awaiting surgery to his leg this [Sunday] afternoon and we are supporting his family and friends." |
| Such events take no account of the safety of those who attend or the inconvenience caused to local communities Wiltshire Police spokesman | Such events take no account of the safety of those who attend or the inconvenience caused to local communities Wiltshire Police spokesman |
| BBC reporter Steve Brodie said people started arriving at the site, off the B390 between Knook and Chitterne, late on Saturday night, and that there were still about 1,500 people on site on Sunday morning. | BBC reporter Steve Brodie said people started arriving at the site, off the B390 between Knook and Chitterne, late on Saturday night, and that there were still about 1,500 people on site on Sunday morning. |
| "Some people here have roundly condemned the actions of those that injured the officer," Mr Brodie said. | "Some people here have roundly condemned the actions of those that injured the officer," Mr Brodie said. |
| "They [the revellers] told me that they'd come for a good time and to party and that injury and violence was 'not their scene'." | "They [the revellers] told me that they'd come for a good time and to party and that injury and violence was 'not their scene'." |
| Several people needed treatment after drinking and taking drugs, with one person being taken to hospital, police said. | Several people needed treatment after drinking and taking drugs, with one person being taken to hospital, police said. |
| The police spokesman said raves normally attract several hundred people rather than thousands. | The police spokesman said raves normally attract several hundred people rather than thousands. |
| "Such events take no account of the safety of those who attend or the inconvenience caused to local communities or the travelling public, on which they can have a substantial impact, especially over a bank holiday weekend." | |