Three petrol bombs were thrown at a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Tamworth on Sunday night, Staffordshire Police said. One officer suffered a suspected broken arm in what the force described as “targeted violence”, with projectiles and fireworks thrown from a “hostile” crowd.
Extra officers were drafted in from neighbouring forces in order to deal with the incident – which ended after the crowd was “successfully dispersed”, police said. Assistant Chief Constable Stuart Ellison referred to the violence as “despicable thuggery” and said officers in Tamworth had shown “tremendous courage. Mr Ellison added: “The local community do not deserve to be subject to this behaviour, and neither do the brave officers putting themselves in harm’s way to keep everyone safe.
“We will be using footage from CCTV, air support and our officers’ body-worn video devices to identify those responsible and seek the toughest possible punishment for these acts of senseless violence. No one inside the Holiday Inn Express was injured, police said, but added that windows were smashed and petrol bombs were used to start a series of fires. In July, Tamworth’s MP Sarah Edwards told the House of Commons the Holiday Inn in the town had been “used for asylum purposes for years”.
A spokesperson for IHG, which owns the Holiday Inn Express brand, said: “The safety and security of our guests and colleagues is always our priority.” A similar incident took place in Rotherham on Sunday when anti-immigration rioters smashed the windows of a Holiday Inn Express before starting fires.
Source: BBC
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