Twelve people arrested after anti-migrant protest engulfs seaside town amid 150-strong small boat arrival

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Twelve people arrested after anti-migrant protest engulfs seaside town amid 150-strong small boat arrival.

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Twelve people have been arrested and remain in custody following an anti-migrant protest in Gosport yesterday evening, Hampshire Police confirmed.Police officers and the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, RNLI and Border Security Command, responded to reports of a small boat crossing the Channel yesterday afternoon, as a vessel carrying 149 migrants docked.Officers were deployed to Haslar Road to respond to a wave of anti-migrant demonstrators which built up over the course of the evening, deploying dispersal orders and placing a ban on face coverings.Around 350 people gathered during the evening, with the crowd dispersing by 2am this morning.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Hampshire and Isle of Wight Police said agencies involved in the response safely disembarked migrants, and transported them outside Hampshire for processing.A small number of police officers were treated at the scene for injuries during the ordeal.Police said no-one attending from any agency or members of the public...

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