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| Charges after trouble at protest | Charges after trouble at protest |
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| Three people have been charged with racially or religiously aggravated disorder offences after an English Defence League (EDL) rally. | Three people have been charged with racially or religiously aggravated disorder offences after an English Defence League (EDL) rally. |
| About 1,500 EDL supporters protested against Islamic extremism in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on Saturday. Unite Against Fascism held a counter rally. | About 1,500 EDL supporters protested against Islamic extremism in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, on Saturday. Unite Against Fascism held a counter rally. |
| Six officers were hurt and five police vehicles were damaged when an EDL group broke through a police cordon. | Six officers were hurt and five police vehicles were damaged when an EDL group broke through a police cordon. |
| Seventeen EDL protesters were arrested on Saturday and four remain in custody. | Seventeen EDL protesters were arrested on Saturday and four remain in custody. |
| Those charged are two men from Stockport, Cheshire, aged 22 and 24, and a boy aged 17 from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. | Those charged are two men from Stockport, Cheshire, aged 22 and 24, and a boy aged 17 from Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. |
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| The 17-year-old has been bailed to appear before a youth court on 8 February and the men from Cheshire have been bailed to appear before North Staffordshire magistrates in Fenton on 8 February. | The 17-year-old has been bailed to appear before a youth court on 8 February and the men from Cheshire have been bailed to appear before North Staffordshire magistrates in Fenton on 8 February. |
| class="" href="/local/stoke/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8476000/8476851.stm">In pictures: EDL rally | |
| Staffordshire Police said the 14 other people had been arrested for a variety of suspected offences including, public order, vehicle damage and theft of a police shield. | |
| Four were still being held in custody on Sunday and the rest had been bailed or released without charge. | Four were still being held in custody on Sunday and the rest had been bailed or released without charge. |
| Up to 300 members from the group Unite Against Fascism gathered on the other side of Hanley centre. | |
| Supt Dave Mellor of Staffordshire Police thanked people for their cooperation and said: "Despite some provocation everyone went about their business in a calm and common-sense way, and shortly after the demonstrations ended the city centre quickly returned to normal." | |
| The force said more than 600 officers had been deployed to ensure public safety. | |
| One officer required hospital treatment for an arm injury, another was treated by doctors for a minor facial injury. Both were discharged after treatment. | |
| Four other officers received minor injuries. A member of the public also suffered a minor injury during the rally. |