Police powers have been extended following "violent activity" during a protest outside the Suites Hotel.
Merseyside Police were called to Ribblers Lane, Kirkby, to originally facilitate a peaceful protest and counter-protest at around 6.30pm on Friday. But officers said a number of people had turned up at the Knowsley hotel "intent on using a planned protest to carry out violent and despicable behaviour".
Images taken by the ECHO at the scene showed a wall of Merseyside Police riot officers standing in front of the burning vehicle. A large group of people dressed in black opposed the police and threw missiles towards the line of officers.
