Police retract claims that officers suffered broken bones at Bristol protest

Avon and Somerset force said in press release officers had broken bones and one had a punctured lung

Avon and Somerset police have retracted widely reported claims that officers suffered broken bones and a punctured lung during attempts to disperse a protest on Sunday night.

There was widespread outrage when the force made the claims in a press release on Monday that a total of 20 officers were assaulted or injured and two of them were taken to hospital after suffering broken bones. One of them also suffered a punctured lung," the force had said.