Mob attacks police in Leeds
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Police were attacked with bricks and bottles by a group of 150 youths yesterday after a drugs arrest. Officers in riot gear were called in to the Chapeltown area of Leeds to quell the disturbance. West Yorkshire police said two officers were injured and several vehicles damaged when local police and Customs and Excise officers went to make an arrest.
During the arrest, about 45 youths gathered and threw missiles at the officers. Reinforcements were met by a hail of bricks, stones and bottles as the group grew to about 150. Order was restored later. Police said two people had been arrested.
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