Three thousand riot officers readied for weekend of protests in England and Wales
by Vikram Dodd, Ben Quinn and Robyn Vinter from World news | The Guardian on (#6Z6X1)
At least 20 asylum seekers' hotels could be the focus of demonstrations and counter-rallies over migration
Three thousand riot officers will be deployed and placed on standby amid concerns a string of anti-asylum seeker protests and counter-protests this weekend could lead to violence and disorder.
Police commanders at a national level have made the decision. It is the first time since last summer's riots that there has been a mass and national standing up of specialist public order officers.
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