Two more men arrested after Bristol disorder

Police have arrested a total of 19 people in relation to Saturday's events

Two more men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder after unrest broke out in Bristol over the weekend.

Hundreds of far-right protesters and a counter-protest group gathered for two demonstrations near Castle Park on Saturday.

Nineteen people in total have now been arrested in relation to the incident.

Bristol Supt Mark Runacres called the events of Saturday "shameful", adding the force would not facilitate "acts of criminality".

The latest people to be arrested after Saturday's unrest were two men in their 40s, held on suspicion of violent disorder.

Tensions have been high across England after the killing of three girls in Southport, Merseyside, on 29 July.

False claims were spread online that the person responsible was an asylum seeker who had arrived in the UK by boat.

Three men have been charged in relation to Saturday's unrest in Bristol and are due in court next month.

Twelve suspects have been released on conditional bail, one has received a conditional police caution and the other has been released with no further action, police said.

Referring to a peaceful anti-racism demonstration in the city on Wednesday, Supt Runacres said: “The behaviour we witnessed in Bristol last night stands in stark contrast to the completely shameful events of Saturday.

“Our work to identify and bring to justice those responsible for that violent disorder is continuing and these two arrests will not be the last."

He added: “As we have shown, we will always facilitate peaceful protest, but what we won’t facilitate is the acts of criminality we saw last weekend.”

One person was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage during the protest on Wednesday after a brick was thrown at a police vehicle. He remains in police custody.