Merseyside Police confirmed two police officers were taken to hospital after being injured in the violence
Two police officers were taken to hospital after violence erupted in Liverpool. A shop was also looted in the disorder which followed protests that had taken place in the city centre earlier in the day.
READ MORE: Hundreds join protests in Manchester as fights break out, supermarket 'stormed' and trams brought to standstill Assistant Chief Constable Jenny Sims, who led today's policing operation, said: "The behaviour we have seen today in Liverpool city centre is completely unacceptable." "This disorder, violence and destruction has no place here in Merseyside, least of all after the tragic events that took place in Southport on Monday."
"We can confirm two officers have been taken to hospital, one with a suspected broken nose and another with a suspected broken jaw." "I would urge anyone minded to continue to carry out such disorder to think long and hard. We are gathering bodycam, CCTV and camera phone evidence, and anyone involved in today's disorder can expect to face the full force of the law."
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