A policewoman was hospitalised after her horse bolted and another 10 officers were injured after clashes erupted at the Black Lives Matter protests in London last night. Flares were hurled and a Boris bike was thrown at a police horse (inset) as tens of thousands of protesters packed into Parliament Square, despite Priti Patel urging them to stay away to avoid the Covid danger posed by large crowds. Despite the majority of the protests remaining peaceful throughout the day, violence erupted on Whitehall after tens of thousands of protesters had gathered in the capital to oppose racism and demand justice for George Floyd. In the melee a missile was fired near a police horse, causing it to bolt and charge (centre). The female officer riding it slammed into a traffic light and was knocked unconscious before the horse continued galloping down Whitehall where it hit a woman protester and a lamppost. Tensions had been simmering for more than an hour at the end of Downing Street where around 400 people had gathered but the situation escalated after two flares were thrown over the security gates into the street. The Metropolitan Police confirmed that 14 arrests were made and 10 officers were injured in the fracas.

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