"Officers were required to use proportionate force to ensure the safety of all individuals involved and keeping the groups apart, this included the use of batons and horses from the mounted unit to push back crowds."
"About 40 people from a group called Bristol Patriots gathered and marched from the Cenotaph, in St Augustine's Parade, with the aim of travelling around Broadmead, through Castle Park and back to the Cenotaph, police said. But when a group of about 200 counter-protesters, from the group Stand Up To Racism, attended, officers said the march came to a standstill."
A protest in Bristol on Saturday resulted in six arrests after disorder broke out between two opposing groups. About 40 members of Bristol Patriots marched from the Cenotaph through Broadmead and Castle Park, but approximately 200 counter-protesters from Stand Up To Racism attended the event. When the groups clashed, items were thrown at police officers. Avon and Somerset Police deployed batons and mounted units to maintain separation between the protesters and counter-protesters. The march stalled at Penn Street as tensions escalated, requiring police intervention to ensure public safety and bring the event to a controlled conclusion.
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