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Piccadilly Gardens mayhem as fights break out and party shut down after 200 descend on city centre
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Fights broke out across Manchester city centre and four police officers were attacked as around '200 youths' descended after a party was shut down at a bar.
Pictures showed huge crowds of young people descending on Piccadilly Gardens and St Peter's Square last night (Monday), with a large police response across the city. Police said officers were initially called to a 'disturbance' involving around 200 youths.
The group had reportedly been at a party at a bar on Deansgate Locks. This was 'shut down due to the threat posed by youths from within the bar and outside'.
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Fights then broke out across the city with 'anti-social behaviour taking place'. Police said most of the group ended up in Piccadilly Gardens where a large number of police officers tried to 'contain the group'.
Four officers were attacked in the chaos. Four teenagers - aged between 16 and 18 - were arrested on suspicion of affray, a spokesperson for Greater Manchester Police said.
They will be questioned by detectives this morning. A Section 35 dispersal order was put in place at around 8.40pm last night, preventing the youngsters from returning to the city centre for 48 hours.
'If not adhered to, individuals can be arrested for breaching the order', police said. The mayhem last night came after ‘hundreds’ of teens gathered in Piccadilly Gardens on Friday afternoon to celebrate the last day of school.
Some hurled eggs and milkshakes at police, with some shops having to shut and trams brought to a halt. Tactical Aid Unit officers were deployed and the group was dispersed.
Three arrests were made by police for public order offences. Following this, police said a 'full
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