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2024-08-08 12:33:06 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 4F411A77F682826FFAAB04802A54800D23C44EC5652F0DC3714D793572FF5D1B
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It is false to say "Eight people were arrested in London for assaulting emergency workers" The Metropolitan Police website https://news.met.police.uk/news/latest-met-updates-on-events-across-london-on-wednesday-evening-486747 reports just one person was arrested on Wednesday for an assault on an an emergency worker (singular, not plural). That definition includes police https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/assaults-emergency-workers-offences-act-2018
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