British police have raided and arrested an 11-year-old child for participating in a spate of recent anti-immigration protests, some of which turned violent.
Local police confirmed the arrest of the child on Thursday as they widen their crackdown against political dissidents and those who participated in the demonstrations.
The Evening Standard reports:
Police have arrested an 11-year-old boy suspected of taking part in riots in the North East earlier this month. The young boy was one of 14 people arrested during a series of raids in Teesside carried out by Cleveland Police in the early hours of Wednesday.
The force has now arrested 110 people following the widespread trouble in Hartlepool and Middlesbrough, which was some of the worst seen in recent history.
Before police officers set out to carry out raids on Wednesday morning, Superintendent Marc…
