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| Leeds disorder: Arrests after fireworks thrown at police on bonfire night | |
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| Video showed fireworks being fired towards officers, who tried to contain the crowds | Video showed fireworks being fired towards officers, who tried to contain the crowds |
| Three people have been arrested after riot officers were called in to deal with disorder in Leeds when fireworks were thrown into crowds. | |
| Video filmed by bystanders in Thornville Street, Hyde Park, showed groups lighting rockets and firing them towards police vans. | Video filmed by bystanders in Thornville Street, Hyde Park, showed groups lighting rockets and firing them towards police vans. |
| Large numbers of officers holding shields blocked off streets for hours while fireworks exploded around them. | |
| The arrests related to arson after fires were started, police said. | |
| Officers wearing riot gear were drafted in from across the county | Officers wearing riot gear were drafted in from across the county |
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