“Unfortunately, some police officers were injured while interacting with people,” the police said on Twitter.
Crowds in Trafalgar Square have not complied with the conditions of their risk assessment and are putting people in danger of transmitting the virus.
This has voided their risk assessment and we have informed the event organizers they are no longer exempt from the regulations.
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- MPS Events (@MetPoliceEvents) September 26, 2020
The police stressed that the audience does not observe the rules of social distance, which poses a threat to the spread of coronavirus.
According to The Guardian, three protesters and one police officer were injured in the clashes.
On September 20, more than 30 people were detained during a rally of COVID dissidents in London.