Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Helena Barron issued a statement
Eight people have been arrested and three police officers taken to hospital following rioting in Sunderland. It comes after crowds battled cops following a planned protest linked to the deaths of three children in Southport.
Mounted police followed the march, along with officers in vans who battled their way through traffic to keep up. However, some protesters descended into violence, setting an overturned car on fire, while others targeted a mosque. Mounted police pushed back demonstrators, some of whom were in masks. Meanwhile, customers in the next-door Aldi filmed the scenes on their phones through the shop window.
She added: “The right to lawful protest is a key part of any democracy, which the police uphold. However, we will not accept people using them as a means to commit crime. We want to be clear anyone planning to involve themselves in disorder in the future should stay at home.
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