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Three arrested and three officers injured at anti-lockdown protests in London

Hundreds of tennis balls, some bearing messages, launched at the Houses of Parliament to chants of ‘shame on you’

Police arrested three people and three officers were injured during anti-lockdown protests on Saturday that saw thousands descend on central London and hundreds of tennis balls launched at the Houses of Parliament.

The Metropolitan police said three people were arrested at the protests – for breach of the peace and assault on police, plus one was already wanted for a previous assault – and three officers suffered minor injuries.

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