Watch: Anti-Migrant Boat Protesters Block Roads in Portsmouth
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- Hundreds of protesters confronted police in Portsmouth during the second large-scale anti-migrant demonstration of the weekend.
- Demonstrators blocked roads and tried to stop about 140 migrants from leaving the city after they crossed the English Channel in a single dinghy.
- Police imposed a dispersal order around Eastney Landing ferry port, while the government condemned the protesters’ behaviour.
Police faced hundreds of protesters in Portsmouth during the second large-scale anti-migrant demonstration of the weekend.
The demonstrators blocked roads and tried to prevent about 140 migrants from leaving the city. The migrants had crossed the English Channel in a single dinghy and were brought ashore at the Eastney Landing ferry port.
Hampshire Police told people to avoid the area and said a dispersal order was in force. Anyone who failed to comply could be arrested.
The government condemned what it called “the intimidating and thuggish behaviour” of the protesters. Many demonstrators wore black and masks.
the intimidating and thuggish behaviour
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