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The children were told to “stay in home’ on message background of “large scale” rioting and stabbing at the fair in London.
The police were sent to the fair in Circus field, Blackheath to break up incident and event was shut down.
Footage shared. online showed big numbers of officers on site creating human barrier and dispersion crowds.
Helicopter could also be heard circling overhead like people left in event.
The Metropolitan Police said the officers were “trading with reports of antisocial behavior and of attack in Greenwich Park.
force said stabbing also reported but no casualties found.
Three people were arrested for possession of en offensive weapons and related crimes, the Met said in statement.
The Section 60 order was placed around Greenwich Park and Blackheath Common. remain in place until 7 am tomorrow.
power allows police stop and search anyone within the specified area.
Greenwich Police said the order had been given. in place after number of incidents of violence in in area’.
Matthew Pennicock, Labor MP for Greenwich and Woolwich tweeted: “I know of large scale disorder place on Circus Field, Blackheath.
“The police will use additional resources.
‘You are welcome avoid in area. If you think your child is at a fair or in in the area, please ask them to come back home immediately.’
one person who it is assumed they were at the fair when the “disorder” occurred, said they did not see “any actual violence”, but reported seeing “a huge group of young men run up and down Fire’.
They said group “usually caused inconvenience.”
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