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April Roach

Wanted: Scotland Yard release images of 35 suspects sought over violent disorder at London protests

Detectives have released 35 images of people who are wanted in connection with an investigation into "violent clashes" in London during recent protests.

In recent weeks thousands of anti-racism demonstrators have descended on central London following the death of George Floyd in the US, while far-right groups have staged counter protests .

Commander Bas Javid of the Metropolitan Police said the "vast majority of people have attended, made their voices heard, and then left without causing trouble," but that a "small minority have attended with the sole purpose of attacking police officers, or violently confronting other protestors."

Nearly 230 arrests have been made to date, with 128 of the arrests relating to the most recent protests on June 13, said Commander Javid.

He said: "This is clearly unacceptable, and as you would expect, we are running a large investigation to identify those who committed serious offences across all the demonstrations over the last month.

“We are now asking for the public’s help in identifying people, who we need to talk to about the violence seen at the protests. If you have any information, no matter how small, please get in touch.”

The Met said the 35 people are wanted in connection with a number of violent public order offences which happened during demonstrations between June 3 and June 13.

At Saturday's protest scuffles reportedly broke out between anti-racism protesters and far-right groups at Waterloo Station.

Six police officers and at least 13 other members of the public were injured during the protests.

Detectives have been analysing hours of CCTV, body worn video from officers, as well as footage which has been widely circulated on social media.

As part of the investigation video footage from all the recent demonstrations is being closely reviewed, to ensure those who have caused violence are identified and are brought to justice, said the Met.

Anyone with information can contact the investigation team on 020 8246 9386 or Tweet @MetCC on Twitter. Alternatively, you can contact Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.

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