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| UK Notting Hill Carnival chaos leaves 3 people stabbed, 90 arrested, 15 police officers assaulted | |
| 2024-08-26 | |
| [FoxNews] Police say 10 people were arrested for assaulting emergency workers. At least three people were stabbed during the opening day of the Notting Hill Carnival in London on Sunday, with one still listed in life-threatening condition, according to the city’s police. Police said 15 officers were assaulted when things turned violent, though none of the officers sustained serious injuries. Police made 90 arrests for various offenses. Ten people were arrested for assaulting emergency workers, 18 for possession of an offensive weapon, four for sexual offenses, one for theft, four for robbery, six for assault, one for public order offense, eight for possession of drugs with distribution intent, and 30 for possession of drugs – four arrests of which were for possession of nitrous oxide. The Notting Hill Carnival attracts hundreds of thousands of revelers each year, who pack the streets of west London for two days, during one of the world’s biggest celebrations of Caribbean music and culture. The carnival traces its history back to 1958, when Trinidadian human rights activist Claudia Jones began organizing a gathering to unify the community after a series of racist attacks on Black people in the Notting Hill neighborhood. Launched in 1964 with a few Trinidadian steel bands, it has grown into a huge annual street party involving colorful floats, thousands of calypso dancers in spectacular feathered costumes, almost 20 steel bands and more than two dozen sound systems.
Earlier today, an ex-inspector has claimed that Notting Hill Carnival is 'the ultimate in two-tier policing' - as more than one million people prepared to descend on west London to enjoy the festivities. Notting Hill is one of the longest-running street parties in the UK and celebrates Caribbean culture with vividly costumed performers taking part in a parade through the streets with dancing and music. But carnivals in the past have also been marred by violence. There were eight stabbings and 275 arrests at the 2023 event and 7,000 Met Police officers are set to be deployed onto the streets of Kensington. Despite the high number of arrests and heavy police presence, a retired Met Police detective chief inspector has alleged that officers are hesitant to make arrests during the event for fears of being called racist. Businesses and residents have boarded up their properties in preparation for the carnival. Related: Notting Hill Carnival: 2023-08-31 Knife thugs armed with huge machetes brawl in street in front of crowds of revellers at Notting Hill carnival - nal day 'marred by violence' as eight are stabbed and police officer is sexually assaulted Notting Hill Carnival: 2016-09-30 European migrant adventures | |
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