13 arrested after student protest at Birmingham University
Police have been called in to deal with a student protest, involving at least one hundred people, at Birmingham University.
Birmingham Uni protest 'a serious public order incident'
Following the arrests of 13 people after a protest at Birmingham University yesterday, Police Superintendent Lee Kendrick has said:
Following accusations on social media since the event, Superintendent Kendrick went on to deny that Police were 'kettling' demonstrators, saying:
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