London police pledged on Sunday to make “further arrests in the coming days and weeks”, following violence at one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, organised by anti-immigration activist Tommy Robinson.
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The Metropolitan Police said it had so far arrested 24 people after officers faced “unacceptable violence” trying to control up to 150,000 attendees.
That was two fewer arrests than the force last reported, after discovering what it called “two duplicate records.”
Twenty-six police were injured, four seriously, following clashes with officers on the fringes of Robinson’s latest “Unite the Kingdom” rally in central London.
Of those arrested, three were women and 21 were men, with the oldest aged 58 and the youngest aged 19, according to police.
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It said alleged offences included common assault, criminal damage, assault on an emergency worker and possession of an offensive weapon, noting a number of people were arrested on suspicion of more than one offence.
“A post-event investigation is under way, with officers working to identify other people involved in disorder with a view to making further arrests in the coming days and weeks,” the force added.