Clashes in Bristol over Tesco

Masked protesters threw bottles at police in the English city of Bristol this morning in the latest clashes over the location…

Masked protesters threw bottles at police in the English city of Bristol this morning in the latest clashes over the location of a new Tesco supermarket.

Police said a number of officers were injured after violence flared in the Stokes Croft neighbourhood, home to groups of squatters and scene of clashes a week ago.

There has been simmering tension in the area over the siting of a new Tesco Express mini-supermarket, with many locals opposed to the world's number three retailer moving in.

Police said a number of protesters donned masks and began throwing bottles in the early hours of the morning.

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"A minority have clearly been intent on creating a volatile situation and committing criminal acts of disorder," Assistant Chief Constable Rod Hansen said in a statement.

"We are taking swift and robust action to arrest those responsible," he added. Nine people were arrested last week after fighting following a police raid on a squat opposite the Tesco store.

Reuters