英国诺福克郡塞特福德镇连续两晚发生暴力骚乱，超过100名抗议者反对政府在前军事兵营安置寻求庇护者的计划[1]。警察在保护五名被认为是寻求庇护者的男子免受数十名暴民威胁的过程中遭受伤害，其中一名警官被石头击中，一名女警官被咬伤，另一名警官被吐口水[1]。暴民试图闯入住宅造成上述伤害事件[1]。
警方已逮捕两人，分别涉及不同罪名[1]。一名40多岁的男性因违反秩序罪被逮捕，而68岁的布赖恩·汤普森因持有攻击性武器（木棒）被控[1]。汤普森定于8月25日在诺维奇地方法院出庭参加听证会[1]。为应对局势，警方实施公共安全措施，包括可要求人员移除面部覆盖物的权力，该措施自周四晚6点至周五早7点生效[1]。工党议员特里·杰米表示，抗议者针对的是Serco用于安置寻求庇护者的多户住宅名单[1]。
Two nights of violent disorder erupted in Seatford, Norfolk, involving more than 100 protesters opposing the government's plan to house asylum seekers in a former military barracks [1]. During the unrest, police officers sustained injuries while protecting men believed to be asylum seekers from hostile crowds [1]. One officer was struck by a stone, a female officer was bitten, and a third officer was spat upon [1].
Two men were arrested in connection with the disturbances [1]. A man in his 40s was arrested on suspicion of breaching the peace, while 68-year-old Brian Thompson was charged with possessing an offensive weapon—a wooden stick [1]. Thompson is scheduled to appear at Norwich Magistrates' Court on August 25 [1]. On Tuesday evening, police protected five men from threats posed by dozens of protesters [1]. Authorities implemented public safety measures allowing officers to require individuals to remove face coverings, with the measures in effect from 6 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday [1]. Labour MP Terry Jermy stated that protesters had targeted a list of multi-occupancy residential properties used by Serco to house asylum seekers [1].