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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Eleanor Barlow

Grand National protesters: We were brutalised by police and security guards

PA Wire

Protesters who attempted to stop the Grand National by gaining access to the racecourse have alleged they were “brutalised” by police.

More than 100 people were arrested and the steeplechase was delayed on Saturday after activists from campaign group Animal Rising attempted to scale fences around Aintree Racecourse, with some accessing the track and trying to glue themselves to fences.

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