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| Grenfell Tower residents storm Kensington Town Hall in angry protest over deadly fire | Grenfell Tower residents storm Kensington Town Hall in angry protest over deadly fire |
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| Protesters have stormed Kensington Town Hall amid mounting anger over the official response to the deadly Grenfell Tower fire. | Protesters have stormed Kensington Town Hall amid mounting anger over the official response to the deadly Grenfell Tower fire. |
| Hundreds of demonstrators chanting "justice" burst into the building, carrying a list of demands they said authorities must meet. | |
| Police later arrived at the scene, including a number of mounted officers, prompting a chorus of booing from those gathered. | |
| Having initially entered the building, protesters were called back away from the foyer by one of the organisers, Mustafa Mansour, who urged them to remain calm. | Having initially entered the building, protesters were called back away from the foyer by one of the organisers, Mustafa Mansour, who urged them to remain calm. |
| A disturbance briefly broke out near a different exit to the building, reportedly as police tried to escort council staff out. At least one person was arrested. | A disturbance briefly broke out near a different exit to the building, reportedly as police tried to escort council staff out. At least one person was arrested. |
| Bystanders told The Independent that two people who emerged from the town hall were punched. | Bystanders told The Independent that two people who emerged from the town hall were punched. |
| Pictures showed demonstrators confronting a man they purportedly believed to be Robert Black, the Chief Executive of KCTMO, the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation responsible for managing Grenfell Tower on behalf of the council. | |
| The situation then appeared to calm, although hundreds of people remained outside the building. | |
| A list of five demands was handed by protesters to council officials, including one that asked the authority to guarantee all those left homeless by the deadly inferno be rehoused in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. | A list of five demands was handed by protesters to council officials, including one that asked the authority to guarantee all those left homeless by the deadly inferno be rehoused in the borough of Kensington and Chelsea. |
| Mr Mansour read out responses to the demands from the council, which stated those affected would be rehoused as near to the area as possible. | |
| It comes the devastating blaze at the 24-storey tower block in west London, which killed at least 30 people. Twelve people remain in hospital, with dozens still thought to be missing. | It comes the devastating blaze at the 24-storey tower block in west London, which killed at least 30 people. Twelve people remain in hospital, with dozens still thought to be missing. |
| A council spokesman initially declined to comment on the action. | A council spokesman initially declined to comment on the action. |
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