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| Officer hospitalized as Tommy Robinson supporters face-off with anti-fascists (PHOTOS) | |
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| Photos have emerged of a police officer’s face covered in blood after he was injured at demonstrations in Leeds which saw anti-fascists facing off against supporters of English Defence League (EDL) founder Tommy Robinson. | Photos have emerged of a police officer’s face covered in blood after he was injured at demonstrations in Leeds which saw anti-fascists facing off against supporters of English Defence League (EDL) founder Tommy Robinson. |
| West Yorkshire Police tweeted pictures of the officer who was hospitalized after being hit by a glass bottle during the fracas. | West Yorkshire Police tweeted pictures of the officer who was hospitalized after being hit by a glass bottle during the fracas. |
| Some 250 walked out as part of a march organized by the ‘Yorkshire Patriots’ and against Robinson’s imprisonment. Robinson - whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - is serving a 13-month sentence after pleading guilty to contempt of court. | Some 250 walked out as part of a march organized by the ‘Yorkshire Patriots’ and against Robinson’s imprisonment. Robinson - whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - is serving a 13-month sentence after pleading guilty to contempt of court. |
| READ MORE: Tommy Robinson jailed for 13 months after breaking contempt of court laws | READ MORE: Tommy Robinson jailed for 13 months after breaking contempt of court laws |
| The march was countered by more than twice as many people with some 750 supporters of the Leeds Anti-fascist Network marched out crying ‘Where is your Tommy gone?’. Police were deployed to prevent the two groups from clashing. | The march was countered by more than twice as many people with some 750 supporters of the Leeds Anti-fascist Network marched out crying ‘Where is your Tommy gone?’. Police were deployed to prevent the two groups from clashing. |
| Chief Superintendent Mabs Hussain, who was the commander of the operation, said the constable’s injury “is completely unacceptable” and is under investigation. | Chief Superintendent Mabs Hussain, who was the commander of the operation, said the constable’s injury “is completely unacceptable” and is under investigation. |
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