Five people have been arrested after an incident on London's Oxford Street following posts that circulated on social media appearing to encourage mass disorder.
Wednesday 9 August 2023 22:03, UKNine people have been arrested after an incident on London's Oxford Street following posts that circulated on social media appearing to encourage mass disorder.
Police earlier announced they would deploy a"significant number" of officers to the central London shopping street over the next 24 hours - responding to reports of a"shoplifting" event on social media sites such as TikTok and Snapchat. Traffic on the packed street was temporarily brought to a halt, until four mounted police alongside security personnel were able to disperse onlookers.There had earlier been a heavy police and security presence on the popular shopping street in the build-up to the disturbance.
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