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Hyde Park ‘water fight’ eyewitness describes unrest

An eyewitness, who filmed a Hyde Park "water fight" that turned violent, has described the "victimisation" faced by the police from the crowd.

Speaking to 5 live's Phil Williams, Waqqas Nawaz said the crowd were mainly in “good spirits� but that there were some people in the crowd “trying to provoke the matter�.

“I didn’t see anybody from the crowd getting hurt or anything�, he said, although the Metropolitan Police reported one officer was stabbed and four others were injured.

This clip is originally from Phil Williams on Tuesday 19 July 2016.

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