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Hundreds of protesters gather at asylum hotel in Norwich area

Shivani Chaudhari

BBC News, Norfolk

Richard Knights/BBC Scores of people standing on the road, many with St George's flags. A car is driving through the middle.Richard Knights/BBC

Hundreds of people are at the protest against the use of hotels to house asylum seekers

Hundreds of people have gathered for a protest outside a hotel housing asylum seekers.

Many arrived at the hotel in the Norwich area with St George’s flags, placards and banners, some reading “Stop the invasion”.

A BBC journalist at the scene said at least 200 people were present.

Police were present as protesters, some standing in the road, listened and cheered a number of speeches delivered from the back of a parked lorry.

Richard Knights/BBC A man in black T-shirt and shorts and wearing a union jack beanie hat addresses a crowd from the back of a lorry. Another man stands beside him and looks on. Behind them are banners, one of which says "Unite as one for our children".Richard Knights/BBC

Speakers addressed the crowd from a lorry parked at the scene

Richard Knights/BBC Picture shows three men, one holding a St George Flag and the other is sitting down while holding a poster. The third man is standing next to a sign that reads 'Stop the invasion'.Richard Knights/BBC

About 200 protesters gathered outside the hotel

On Monday, about 150 protesters gathered outside a hotel in Diss, Norfolk, housing asylum-seeking families in protest again Home Office plans to house single adult males there instead.

Two men were arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of affray in relation to a protest at the Diss hotel and an earlier one at the hotel in the Norwich area.

Rival groups have also clashed outside The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, during several demonstrations since 13 July.

Ten people have been charged with offences in relation to disorder there.

BBC/Richard Knights People were waving flags and a line of police officers standing infront of them.BBC/Richard Knights

A row of police officers were stood in front of the protesters

BBC/Richard Knights A group of people, mostly standing, by a roadside. There is bunting tied up and a union jack flying.BBC/Richard Knights

Many protesters held banners, flags and placards

Richard Knights/BBC A large procession of people holding the British flag and the St George flag. There are police officers at the scene Richard Knights/BBC

Several police officers were at the scene of the protest


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