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Masked hooligans assault Press TV correspondent in London

Sunday, 14 June 2020 10:26 AM [ Last Update: Sunday, 14 June 2020 11:00 AM ]

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A man reaches out to snatch the microphone of Press TV’s correspondent in London Robert Inlakesh in London, the UK, on June 14, 2020.

Masked hooligans have assaulted Press TV’s correspondent in London during a Black Lives Matter protest, snatching his microphone on camera.

Two men participating in a rally rival to the Black Lives Matter demo violently grabbed Robert Inlakesh’s microphone as he was reporting for Press TV in Trafalgar Square in London on Sunday.

The incident took place as dozens of yellow-vested riot police were at the scene.

White supremacists, hooligans, and right-wing nationalists grab Press TV correspondent's microphone during #BlackLivesMatter protest in #London. pic.twitter.com/tHQsQUZbGF
— Press TV (@PressTV) June 14, 2020

Clashes had broken out between far-right thugs, Black Lives Matter supporters, and riot police in Trafalgar Square and at Waterloo station.