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Boy, 13, among 15 arrested after violent protest outside asylum seekers’ hotel

FIFTEEN people, aged between 13 and 54, have been arrested following violent disorder outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in Knowsley on Friday…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 11, 2023

Knowsley: Fifteen arrested after violent scenes outside asylum seeker hotel

Those arrested were aged between 13 and 54, the police said

Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2023

Shocking images show aftermath of riots that saw protesters clash outside hotel being used to house asylum seekers

Three people have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder following the scenes last night

Manchester Evening News · Feb 11, 2023

‘The people of Knowsley are not bigots’: Anti-refugee protesters condemned

Three people were arrested after a police van was torched outside a hotel in Prescot, Knowsley.

The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2023

Clashes outside asylum seeker hotel were like a ‘war zone’, says charity boss

Pro-migrant groups rush to Liverpool to support refugees after serious disturbance in Knowsley

Liverpool Echo · Feb 11, 2023

Arrests after ‘shocking scenes of violence’ during protest over refugees in Liverpoool

Missiles hurled and police van damaged after disorder outside hotel being used by asylum seekers

Wales Online · Feb 11, 2023

Three arrested amid ‘shocking scenes of violence’ during protest over refugees

Videos shared on social media appear to show a police van on fire and officers carrying riot shields in the area.

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Riot police called to protests outside asylum-seeker hotel as police van set on fire

‘Seems out of control,’ says refugee charity whose staff are ‘trapped’ during incident in Knowsley

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2023

Protest turns into riot as police van set alight and asylum seeker hotel surrounded

Police in riot gear have arrived at a mass protest held outside a hotel in Knowsley, Merseyside, which is believed to house a number of asylum seekers

Daily Mirror · Feb 10, 2023

Furious cab drivers descend on town hall meeting amid licensing row

Drivers said they are "fed up" with the way the council is operating

Liverpool Echo · Jan 27, 2023