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Three charged after protest stops coach taking asylum seekers to Bibby Stockholm

Source: PA Wire

Three people have been charged after protesters blocked a coach set to take asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge.

Police said they were called at around 8.40am on Thursday to reports of people obstructing a coach, which was parked outside a Best Western Hotel in Peckham, south-east London.

A total of 45 people were arrested after officers were assaulted said.

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