{"id":5184,"date":"2020-11-12T07:01:32","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T07:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/2020\/11\/12\/anti-mask-protestors-clash-police-piccadilly-gardens-anti-lockdown-demonstration\/"},"modified":"2020-11-12T07:01:32","modified_gmt":"2020-11-12T07:01:32","slug":"anti-mask-protestors-clash-police-piccadilly-gardens-anti-lockdown-demonstration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/anti-mask-protestors-clash-police-piccadilly-gardens-anti-lockdown-demonstration\/","title":{"rendered":"Anti-mask protestors clash with police in Piccadilly Gardens in anti-lockdown demonstration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Police dispersed anti-lockdown protesters in Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester on Sunday during a protest organised by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/manchesterrise\">Rise up Manchester<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;The anti-lockdown protest started at 1pm in the centre of town and later the police stepped in to disperse the large crowd, most of whom were not socially distancing or wearing masks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5178\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_2.png 1734w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_2-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_2-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_2-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_2-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;At the start of the protest there were only a few dozen officers visible, but when some protesters refused to disperse and got rowdy, being aggressive towards police as they walked through the crowd, officers started making arrests and reinforcements were called in.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5179\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_1.png 1734w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_1-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_1-768x1024.png 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_1-1152x1536.png 1152w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_1-1536x2048.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Police vans blocked bus routes on roads around Piccadilly Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;According to a statement posted on Twitter by the organisers of the event, by the time the police arrived in force the planned event had ended and the organisers had left.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5180\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_4.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" 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src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_7.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_7.png 2312w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_7-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_7-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_7-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_7-1536x1152.png 1536w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_7-2048x1536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I was on my way to Boots when I noticed the gathering, and asked a few onlookers what was happening.<\/p>\n<p>Some told me that the people in the centre of the crowd with megaphones had told everyone attending the protest to take off their masks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-5182\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_6.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_6.png 2000w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_6-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/satellite.mmu.ac.uk\/northernquota-old\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/437\/2020\/11\/microsoftteams-image_6-1024x768.png 1024w, 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