10 police officers injured during clashes at Black Lives Matter protest

Things appeared to escalate early on Saturday evening, with officers on horses said to have 'mounted a charge' down Whitehall towards the Cenotaph.

Protests remained peaceful in the day, before tensions escalated between police and a small number of activists in the evening

The force said 10 officers were injured overall at the demonstration after a small number of the crowd became ‘angry and intent on violence’ after 7pm. ‘There have been 14 arrests made today, but we expect that number to rise and there will be a post-event investigation carried out.’ Meanwhile, Mayor of London Sadiq Khan praised those who protested peacefully on Saturday but said people who became violent ‘let down the cause’

It comes after the government urged the public to stay away from mass demonstrations this weekend as ‘coronavirus remains a real threat’.

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