Police deployed batons and synthetic pepper spray on 7 September 2026 to repel hundreds of masked, far-right protesters in Portsmouth, Hampshire, as officers were injured while dealing with violent "aggression." Officials condemned the far-right groups responsible for the unrest.
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Minister condemns groups behind Hampshire disorder and says officers were injured as they repelled ‘aggression’ Batons and synthetic pepper spray were used to repel hundreds of masked, black-clad vigilantes in Portsmouth on Sunday, it has emerged, as the policing minister said officers had been injured as they repelled organised “aggression”. After police contained the weekend’s second disruptive
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Batons and synthetic pepper spray were used to repel hundreds of masked, black-clad vigilantes in Portsmouth on Sunday, it has emerged, as the policing minister said officers had been injured as they repelled organised “aggression”.