Politiek · police reinforcements · ArchiefThetford: 3 Nights Trying to Storm Asylum Homes as Police Call In ReinforcementsGeschreven 7 september 2026 om 21:22 UTCKijkenTranscript0:00Three consecutive evenings of disorder0:01have hit Thetford [music] in Norfolk,0:03where officers formed human barriers0:05outside properties believed to house0:06asylum seekers. ITV News reports [music]0:09and the most recent night was the0:10calmest of the three. At the center, ITV0:13News reports are government plans0:14announced in June to convert the nearby0:16former military base RAF [music] Barnham0:19into accommodation for male asylum0:20seekers with protests at its gates0:22[music] ever since. Norfolk Police Chief0:25Constable Paul Sanford said had officers0:28not intervened, it was highly likely0:29[music] protesters would have broken0:31into the properties they were targeting.0:33What police face was specific and0:34[music] escalating. ITV News reports one0:37officer was spat at, while Chief0:38Constable Sanford said another was hit0:40with a rock and another bitten in the0:42arm.0:42>> [music]0:42>> Two were checked at hospital and one was0:44bravely back policing the next night.0:46Eggs and stones were thrown at windows.0:48Sanford said rocks [music] were thrown0:49at officers and journalists and at0:51buildings with people violently trying0:53to storm houses as footage showed0:55[music] officers escorting men out of0:56one of the homes targeted.1:04Sanford defended the response as [music]1:06absolutely right, saying the level of1:08force police use is determined by the1:10people [music] committing the offenses,1:12warning that anyone who assaults1:13officers can expect a robust response1:15[music]1:16and the full force of the law. ITV News1:18reports no one living locally condoned1:20the violence, but they defended the1:22right to peaceful protest and understood1:23[music] tensions were running high. One1:26resident told ITV neighbors had been1:27complaining about noise around the1:29corner, saying [music] there were too1:30many and calling for them to be sent1:31home at taxpayers' expense.1:34Another [music] said via ITV the asylum1:35seekers don't cause any problems and1:37blamed the authorities for putting them1:38there. [music] The operational1:39consequence is now on police cover.1:42Sanford said Norfolk police is bringing1:44in officers from other forces and1:46[music] planning additional officers on1:47duty this evening and over the weekend.1:50At what he called the busiest time of1:51year, confident emergency calls will1:54still be covered, [music] but some less1:55urgent demands may face longer delays.1:57Sanford said, "We have seen absolutely2:00no evidence of any increase in crime2:02perpetrated [music] by any people living2:04in these addresses." Even as protesters2:06tell ITV News they [music] won't back2:08down, and officers brace for further2:10unrest, testing whether a reinforced2:12cross force presence can prevent another2:13attempt to storm a house without leaving2:15less urgent calls waiting longer across2:17Norfolk.Lees het artikelTijdlijn van het verhaalHeyDexDe korte video ↗
