Revellers ‘Don’t Want Violence’ as Police Break up Forest Rave in England

Revellers ‘Don’t Want Violence’ as Police Break up Forest Rave in England
Revellers sit after police shut down a suspected illegal rave in Thetford Forest, in Norfolk, Britain on Aug. 30, 2020. Reuters/Toby Melville
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Police broke up an overnight illegal rave party in a forest in eastern England on Sunday, just days after the British government introduced tougher measures to target “serious breaches” of CCP virus restrictions, including 10,000-pound ($13,000) fines for gatherings of over 30 people.

Dozens of officers, some holding protective shields, faced off with the revellers in Thetford Forest, Norfolk, in the East of England, but despite a few scuffles, the party was largely dispersed peacefully. There did not appear to have been any arrests and the police dismantled the sound system.