Town hit by divisive protests over asylum seekers hotel
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COPS have arrested six more after “mindless thuggery” unfolded outside a migrant hotel in Epping. Chaos erupted outside The Bell Hotel in Essex last week after an asylum seeker
Sunday’s demonstration was one of a series of protests outside the hotel since 38-year-old asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was charged with sexual assault after an incident where he is alleged to have attempted to kiss a 14-year-old girl.
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Essex Live on MSNEpping hotel protestors claim they aren't 'racist' or 'right wing' - just 'concerned about their children'A third protest against the use of Epping's Bell Hotel as a refuge for asylum seekers took place last night (July 20). Protests erupted outside the Bell Hotel after a resident, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, was charged with sexual offences in relation to a teenage girl.
Bottles and smoke flares have been thrown towards police vehicles during a protest at a hotel used to house asylum seekers. Hundreds of people have gathered at the site of the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, after a protest was organised for 18:00 BST.
I don’t think anybody in London understands just how close we are to civil disobedience on a vast scale in this country,’ Mr Farage said
Ugly violence broke out at the Bell Hotel in Epping Forest, Essex last night as an anti-migrant protest spiralled into disorder.
Over 500 protesters gathered outside a hotel in Essex which houses asylum seekers on Sunday, with police condemning scenes which descended into “mindless thuggery.”
Between the protesters and those housed inside The Bell Hotel in Epping, around 50 police officers in riot gear lined up beside eight riot vans.