One arrested as protests outside Essex hotel continue

• Over 100 protesters gathered outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, on Sunday evening, marking the second demonstration at the site believed to house asylum seekers.
• During the protest, some demonstrators chanted slogans and displayed signs, while bottles and smoke flares were thrown towards police vehicles.
• Essex Police arrested one person on Sunday evening and had previously announced they would require demonstrators to remove face coverings under Section 60AA of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994.
• The latest protest follows an earlier demonstration on Thursday, where eight police officers were injured.
• The series of protests at the hotel began after asylum seeker Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was charged with sexual assault, a charge he has denied.

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Bottles and flares thrown during another protest outside Essex hotel