Police officers injured trying to stop illegal London party
Two officers were injured while breaking up an illegal party with 200 guests in London, British police said on Saturday.
Revellers attacked the officers while trying to escape the scene of the gathering held last weekend in defiance of Britain’s anti-coronavirus restrictions, a statement said.
More than 30 guests were fined £200 each ($274) after attending the gathering. Police sealed off the venue for three months.
The owner has already been fined £1,000 for a previous lockdown violation.
The incident was not an isolated one.
England is currently under a strict lockdown.
Meetings with members of other households are widely banned, with few exceptions.
British Home Secretary Priti Patel recently announced plans to quadruple the penalties for a first offence to £800.
Britain is among the European countries hardest hit by the pandemic.
(dpa/NAN)
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