Protesters clash with police outside hotel housing asylum seekers

This is the shocking moment when demonstrators clashed with police outside a hotel accommodating asylum seekers.

The incident occurred on Thursday outside the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, amidst ongoing protests following an allegation of sexual assault last week.

A 38-year-old man stands accused of sexual assault, sparking nightly demonstrations at the location.

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Footage from the most recent protest shows a crowd advancing towards a marked police van and lobbing objects at it while it was stationed outside the hotel.

Another video captures an individual climbing onto the front of the police van as it tried to drive off, raising their hands in the air to the applause of the crowd.

Additional footage reveals someone kicking the windscreen of a police van, shattering it entirely whilst fireworks explode nearby.

Eggs were also hurled during the disturbance, with police officers on site trying to control the crowd.