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Tensions escalated and “disorder” spread in the area.
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Riots broke out in Leeds, UK, after police were called to an incident involving some agency workers and children, officials said Thursday night.
According to West Yorkshire Police, they were called to an ongoing incident in Luxor Street, Hare Hills, at 5pm on Thursday. Upon arrival, officers “found an ongoing disturbance involving some agency workers and some children.”
Soon, a crowd started gathering at the site after which the officials decided to evacuate the agency workers and children to a safer place. However, tensions escalated and “disorder” spread in the area.
The alleged footage shared on social media shows a large crowd of people in the street and a police car being turned around while a bus is being set on fire.
Riots broke out in Hare Hills, Leeds tonight after social services took children from a Roma Roma family, a police car was overturned and now a bus was set on fire.
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West Yorkshire Police said in a statement: “Additional officers have been deployed to the area to help manage this incident. Some road closures are also in place and people are advised to avoid the area at this time. Avoid.”
“No one has been reported injured and investigations are ongoing at the scene,” it added.
UK Home Secretary Yvette Cooper took to social media platform X to condemn the violence. He posted: “I am appalled at the shocking scenes and attacks on police vehicles and public transport in Leeds tonight (Thursday night). This type of depravity has no place in our society. I am the West. Thanks for the response from Yorkshire Police. I am being kept updated regularly.”
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