Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeRiot police were sent in to clear a public park near the London Eye after a "large group" of people allegedly attacked officers on patrol. (Image: Courtney Jones/Twitter)Witnesses said people in the crowd continued to pelt riot officers with bottles. Police said the incident began just before 9pm on Saturday when a "large group" approached officers on patrol and began throwing items towards them. The person wrote that there was a "heavy police presence" at Waterloo station nearby. (Image: UkNewsinPictures) (Image: UkNewsinPictures)A third person tweeted: "Armed police are surrounding the London Eye, and have pushed members of the public from the other end of Southbank to past where the London Eye is.

Source: Daily Mirror June 13, 2021 07:20 UTC