Violence outside British hotel for asylum seekers leads to 15 arrests

People look at a fire outside a hotel providing refuge to asylum seekers following a protest in Knowsley near Liverpool, Britain February 10, 2023 in this still image obtained from a social media video. Courtesy of Tony Broster/via REUTERS

British police said on Saturday 15 people, including a 13-year-old child, had been arrested after a protest by crowds outside a hotel housing asylum seekers turned violent, causing injuries and a police van being set on fire.

Offenders threw missiles including lit fireworks at police officers following an initially peaceful protest and counter-protest on Friday evening in Knowsley near Liverpool in north-west England, police said.