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Some officers sustained minor injuries after the Kill the Bill protest, say police
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A Kingsdown man has been charged with five counts of assaulting an emergency worker in Bristol city centre.
Around 50 people lingered outside a squat on High Street after the 12th Kill the Bill protest in the city - against the proposed Police and Crime Bill - ended peacefully on Saturday evening (May 1).
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image captionAvon and Somerset Police said items were thrown at officers after the peaceful protest had finished
A man has been charged with five counts of assaulting five police officers after the latest Kill the Bill protest in Bristol.
He was released on bail to appear at Bristol Magistrates Court on 15 July.
Police said items were thrown at officers by a group which gathered outside a High Street property after a peaceful protest had ended.
About 200 protesters had earlier marched from College Green to the start of the M32, where police blocked their path.
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