Gosport Clash as Channel Dinghy Landing Draws Protest

Gosport Clash as Channel Dinghy Landing Draws Protest

Protesters opposing migration clashed with police near Haslar Marina in Gosport late Sunday as two lifeboat charity (RNLI) boats brought ashore people from a Channel crossing dinghy. Police used Public Order Act powers — rules to control protests — to ban face coverings after flares were lit. About 100 people joined, the town's second protest sparked by rumours.

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