Four police officers were injured when attacked by a crowd wielding sticks during a protest in London.
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Shocking images showed police struggling to contain dozens of protesters outside a theater in Camberwell, South London.
Videos circulating on social media depict how the officers were forced to defend themselves while protesters were seen hitting police cars with sticks.
Others armed with batons ran down the road towards the officers.
Amid the chaos, the group could be seen throwing objects and tossing plastic barriers at the police.
Four police officers were injured, with one being taken to the hospital and already discharged.
Eight people were arrested for crimes such as violent disorder, criminal damage, possession of an offensive weapon, and assault on an emergency worker, said London authorities.
The protest is related to “tensions in the Eritrean community,” added the police.
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