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Twelve people were arrested following a protest against migrant arrivals in Gosport, Hampshire. The incident involved approximately 150 anti-migrant demonstrators who clashed with police, resulting in some minor injuries to officers and the use of flares. Eleven men and one woman were detained for offenses including assaulting police officers and affray. Assistant Chief Constable Simon Dodds emphasized that violence during protests will not be tolerated and promised further investigations into online threats and posted videos for additional arrests if necessary.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-05,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Protesters clashed with police in Gosport, Hampshire, after nearly 150 migrants arrived via a small boat from near Utah Beach, Normandy. The dinghy was initially shadowed by French coastguard and rescue vessels before being met by RNLI boats off the English coast. Protesters gathered at Haslar Marina where the atmosphere turned tense with flares set off and some scuffles reported. Local police deployed additional officers to maintain order under the Public Order Act, prohibiting face coverings. The Home Office stated that migrants would be transported to Kent for processing, including health, security, and biometric checks. This was part of a larger pattern where such arrivals often lead to protests along the south coast.
Written for “Migrant Arrivals Protest Clashes” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 13 other(s) covering the same event.
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Written under an earlier scoring contract, which gave a paragraph
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Twelve people have been arrested for offences including assaulting a police officer after a protest over migrant arrivals in a south coast town.
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The Home Office said 149 migrants had been picked up in a mid-Channel rescue operation by the RNLI alongside a French vessel.
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Some flares were set off and there were a few scuffles with police during the stand-off at a marina in Gosport, Hampshire, involving about 150 anti-migrant demonstrators on Sunday.
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Eleven men and one woman were arrested on suspicion of offences including assaulting police officers, affray and racially aggravated public orders.
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All remain in custody.
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The migrants were taken by coach to a processing centre in Kent.
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It is the second known landing of large numbers of migrants this far west along the south coast in recent years.
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A police cordon was in place on Haslar Road in Gosport, where the atmosphere at the protest mostly remained peaceful.
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Some protesters stopped police vans from advancing by standing in front of them and chanting "shame on you" and "deport the lot".
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Hampshire Police said it had deployed officers to "support our partners in the event of an emergency at sea", including the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, RNLI, and Border Security Command.
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The force imposed conditions under the Public Order Act, as well as powers prohibiting the wearing of face coverings.
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A small number of officers were treated at the scene for injuries, but no-one in attendance was seriously injured, police said.
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Assistant Chief Constable Simon Dodds said: "Violence and criminal damage have no part in peaceful protest.
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Our position on this has been clear that we will investigate thoroughly and take robust action against anyone responsible.
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"Last night saw a number of incidents that were clearly not peaceful protest, rather violent public disorder, and this will not be tolerated as we work to keep our wider communities in Hampshire and on the Isle of Wight safe."
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He said officers "did not deserve to be assaulted as they worked incredibly diligently" to ensure the "safety of everyone in the area".
"Neither do they, or anyone from our partner agencies, deserve to be singled out online or subjected to abuse via social media," he said.
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"We will work with our colleagues across policing to address any online threats that are made.
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"We will continue to review body-worn video footage and videos posted online to identify any further offences and may make further arrests in due course in required".
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Those arrested are:
A 36-year-old man from Bognor Regis on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, failing to comply with a prohibited assembly direction and failing to comply with the conditions of a dispersal order
A 38-year-old man from Fareham on suspicion of failing to comply with a prohibited assembly direction
A 45-year-old man from Gosport on suspicion of assaulting a police officer, criminal damage and being drunk and disorderly in a public place
A 29-year-old man from Portsmouth on suspicion of assaulting a police officer and failing to comply with a prohibited assembly direction
A 56-year-old man from Gosport on suspicion of assaulting a police officer.
A 22-year-old man from Gosport on suspicion of affray and racially aggravated public order
A 42-year-old man from Fareham on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly in a public place and failing to comply with the conditions of a dispersal order
A 35-year-old man on suspicion of assault by beating of an emergency worker and failing to comply with a prohibited assembly direction
A 39-year-old man from Emsworth on suspicion of criminal damage, attempted criminal damage and possession of a pyrotechnic article at a protest
A 57-year-old woman from Emsworth on suspicion of assaulting a police officer
A 59-year-old man from Gosport on suspicion of racially aggravated public order
A 29-year-old man of no fixed address on suspicion of obstruction of a highway after ambulances were prevented from travelling along Clayhall Road
Five people were also issued with Section 35 dispersal notices.
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