Police chased from scene as officers try to break up illegal London party

Around 20 police officers appear to have been chased from the scene of an illegal party by dozens of revellers in London‘s White City.

Footage showed Metropolitan Police officers armed with shields running into Havelock Close and shouting “get back” as they attempted to disperse crowds at around 10pm on Friday night.

A separate video posted to Twitter showed officers being chased out of the housing estate and pelted with glass bottles by members of the crowd.

Scotland Yard was not immediately available for comment and it is unclear whether there were any injuries or if any arrests have been made.

The Met’s Hammersmith and Fulham branch tweeted just after 10.15pm that it was aware of a number of people gathered at an unlicenced music event in Havelock Close and that officers were “in attendance and engaging with those present and encouraging them to leave”.

Earlier in the day, the same force tweeted that a Section 60 order had been put in place in the area until 6am on Saturday, granting police powers to stop and search anyone without reasonable grounds to do so.

“This is due to information received relating to planned Unlicensed Music / BBQ events taking place within the locations,” the force said.

“Intelligence suggests that these events will be attended by West and South gang members. This has previously led to violence and disorder.”

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