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In photos: Friday’s Kill the Bill protest
Thousands of people had gathered on College Green at 4pm for Bristol’s third ‘Kill The Bill’ protest, with a peaceful march taking place through the city. But the evening was marred by violence.
From around 10pm and through to the early hours of the morning, protesters and police clashed in the streets. Bristol24/7 documents the night in photos:
The protest started peacefully. Photo: Tamas Kovacs
Photo: Tamas Kovacs
Protesters came with daffodils. Photo: Simon Holliday / simonholliday.com
Photo: Tamas Kovacs
Daffodils were placed in the lapels of police officers. Photo: Joshua Collins
Photo: Simon Holliday / simonholliday.com
Photo: Joshua Collins
The night turned violent around 10pm. Photo: Anya Agulova/@ascendphotographicinsta
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Ten arrests were made over the course of the night. Photo: Anya Agulova/@ascendphotographicinsta
Photo: Joshua Collins
Riot police continued moving forward, sometimes walking, sometimes jogging; sometimes with dogs, sometimes with horses, sometimes with both; until after midnight. Photo: Anya Agulova/@ascendphotographicinsta
Photo: Joshua Collins
Photo: Simon Holliday / simonholliday.com
Police arrest a man in St Paul’s. Bristol24/7 understands that it was a case of mistaken identity. Photo: Martin Booth
Officers began to move forward, with several appearing to use their shields to hit protesters after many other protesters on the floor had urged those who were standing at the front to join them sitting down. Photo: Simon Holliday / simonholliday.com
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Video footage apparently shows police officers stamping on and hitting one man with a baton while he appears virtually immobile on the floor. Another video apparently shows a woman being hit in the face by a police officer. Photo: Simon Holliday / simonholliday.com
Main photo: Simon Holliday
Read more: Third night of violence in Bristol in less than a week
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