Clashes as police enter Dale Farm

Two protesters were Tasered and one person arrested in clashes with bailiffs and riot police when the planned eviction of the UK’s largest illegal Travellers’ site got under way today.

Wed, 19 Oct, 2011 - 09:56

Two protesters were Tasered and one person arrested in clashes with bailiffs and riot police when the planned eviction of the UK’s largest illegal Travellers’ site got under way today.

Officers in riot gear entered Dale Farm, near Basildon in Essex, after breaking down a rear fence just after 7am, prompting angry confrontations.

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