{"id":368793,"date":"2018-07-10T13:16:59","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/officer-hospitalized-as-tommy-robinson-supporters-face-off-with-anti-fascists-photos-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2018-07-10T13:16:59","modified_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:16:59","slug":"officer-hospitalized-as-tommy-robinson-supporters-face-off-with-anti-fascists-photos-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/officer-hospitalized-as-tommy-robinson-supporters-face-off-with-anti-fascists-photos-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Officer hospitalized as Tommy Robinson supporters face-off with anti-fascists (PHOTOS) \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2018.07\/thumbnail\/5b449a76dda4c814548b4578.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Photos have emerged of a police officer\u2019s face covered in blood after he was injured at demonstrations in Leeds which saw anti-fascists facing off against supporters of English Defence League (EDL) founder Tommy Robinson.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>West Yorkshire Police tweeted pictures of the officer who was hospitalized after being hit by a glass bottle during the fracas.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The officer injured on the weekend wants to say Thank You for all your messages of support &amp; well wishes. A few more hospital visits booked but he is recovering well. He does want to share some images as a result of this unprovoked attack <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ProtectTheProtectors?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ProtectTheProtectors<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zHvAltYAQ8\">pic.twitter.com\/zHvAltYAQ8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ops Support Specials (@WYP_SRANS_SC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WYP_SRANS_SC\/status\/1016374184178569216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 9, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Some 250 walked out as part of a march organized by the \u2018Yorkshire Patriots\u2019 and against Robinson\u2019s imprisonment. Robinson &#8211; whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon &#8211; is serving a 13-month sentence after pleading guilty to contempt of court.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/428114-tommy-robinson-jail-sex-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">READ MORE: Tommy Robinson jailed for 13 months after breaking contempt of court laws<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The march was countered by more than twice as many people with some 750 supporters of the Leeds Anti-fascist Network marched out crying <em>\u2018Where is your Tommy gone?\u2019.<\/em> Police were deployed to prevent the two groups from clashing.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Superintendent Mabs Hussain, who was the commander of the operation, said the constable\u2019s injury <em>\u201cis completely unacceptable\u201d<\/em> and is under investigation.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>If you like this story, share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/432463-police-protest-robinson-leeds\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photos have emerged of a police officer\u2019s face covered in blood after he was injured at demonstrations in Leeds which saw anti-fascists facing off against supporters of English Defence League (EDL) founder Tommy Robinson. West Yorkshire Police tweeted pictures of the officer who was hospitalized after being hit by a glass bottle during the fracas. 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