15 Arrested in Merseyside After Police Van Burned at Protest at Migrant Hotel

A burnt out police van after a demonstration outside the Suites Hotel in Knowsley, Merseyside, England, on Feb. 10, 2023. Peter Powell/PA Media

Fifteen people have been arrested after a protest at a hotel housing asylum seekers descended into chaos on Friday.

Merseyside police said the protest was “initially peaceful” before a separate group of people turned up to make trouble. A police van was burnt and three people received minor injuries.