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Riot-damaged Stokes Croft Tesco Express reopens | Riot-damaged Stokes Croft Tesco Express reopens |
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A Tesco Express store that was attacked during a riot in Bristol has reopened. | A Tesco Express store that was attacked during a riot in Bristol has reopened. |
Street clashes broke out on 21 and 22 April in Stokes Croft when police raided a nearby squat after fears the shop was to be petrol bombed. | Street clashes broke out on 21 and 22 April in Stokes Croft when police raided a nearby squat after fears the shop was to be petrol bombed. |
A second disturbance took place a week later, when a protest started peacefully but turned violent. | A second disturbance took place a week later, when a protest started peacefully but turned violent. |
Police, council representatives and a Tesco spokesperson answered questions at a meeting with residents to discuss the disturbances on Monday night. | Police, council representatives and a Tesco spokesperson answered questions at a meeting with residents to discuss the disturbances on Monday night. |
The store reopened at 0700 BST. | |
Rocks and missiles | |
About 300 people were involved in clashes with police in the street protests over the Easter weekend. | |
More than 160 officers from Avon and Somerset Police and neighbouring forces were involved in the operation. Eight police officers were injured during the clashes. | |
Bins and skips were set alight and the Tesco Express store, which had been open for a week, was attacked and damaged. | |
A week later, another protest took place in Stokes Croft, which saw both police and protesters injured after rocks and missiles were thrown. | |
Officers have arrested 45 people in connection with the disturbances but are still trying to trace more. | |
A judicial review of Bristol City Council's decision to award planning permission to the Tesco store is to take place in Cardiff on 15 June. | |
Councillors approved the plans for the store despite objections from a number of residents. | |
They have claimed the council "failed to follow proper procedure" but Bristol City Council said it felt all the correct planning procedures had been followed. | |
Following the disturbances, hundreds of fans of Bristol graffiti artist Banksy queued to get a limited edition artwork depicting a Tesco Value petrol bomb. | |
An image of the poster had appeared on the elusive artist's website. | |
Banksy fans travelled from across the UK and some said they had queued for hours to buy the poster at a book fair in the city. | |
Proceeds from the sale of the print will go to the People's Republic of Stokes Croft (PRSC) as well as other groups. |
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