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Four police officers have been injured at an illegal rave attended by several hundred people in Wiltshire. Four police officers were injured when bricks and missiles were thrown during an illegal rave attended by several hundred people in Wiltshire.
Bricks and missiles were thrown with one officer hit in the head and arm by a brick and the others - including a dog handler - treated at the scene. One officer suffered concussion when he was struck with a brick at the eight-hour event, which led to five arrests.
Five people have been arrested, four of them for public order offences and one for assaulting a police officer. Wiltshire Police was called to the River Ray industrial estate in Swindon shortly after 01:00 GMT.
Wiltshire Police is urging members of the public to avoid the River Ray industrial estate in Rodbourne. Five people were detained, four of them for public order offences and one for assaulting a police officer.
Its officers were sent to the area shortly after 01:00 GMT after being alerted to about 15 cars gathering in the industrial estate off Barnfield Road. The injured officer was later taken to hospital. The other three - including a dog handler - were treated at the scene.
About 100 people were seen heading for an empty unit and a police cordon was put in place to turn revellers away. Its officers were alerted to a number of cars gathering in the estate off Barnfield Road and about 100 people were seen heading to an empty unit.
Extra officers were drafted in from neighbouring Avon and Somerset and Thames Valley forces, and at about 03:00 GMT they were pelted with missiles.Extra officers were drafted in from neighbouring Avon and Somerset and Thames Valley forces, and at about 03:00 GMT they were pelted with missiles.
One of the injured officers was taken to Great Western Hospital, Swindon, to be treated for concussion. The other three were treated at the scene by paramedics. The concussed officer was later taken to Great Western Hospital, Swindon.
Supt Andrew Carr said: "This rave was illegal and therefore there are no guarantees that location is safe or that the amount of people who attend are properly managed. The five arrested include:
"It is very disappointing that members of the public became hostile to officers and began to throw missiles and damage fences and property." Supt Andrew Carr said: "We have to assess the damage to local premises and businesses.
"It is very disappointing that this incident escalated resulting in arrests and officers injured.
"Members of the public became hostile to officers and began to throw missiles. This resulted in damage to vehicles parked nearby, and include some business premises and fences in the area."