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Nervous Horse Bolts in London Black Lives Matter Protest, Injuring Police Rider

NO HORSING AROUND

The police rider was injured when she hit a traffic light after her horse bolted into a BLM crowd in central London.

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A police officer on horseback was injured at a Black Lives Matter protest in central London that grew violent on Saturday. The rider can be seen in video being clipped by a traffic light and falling to the ground after her horse suddenly bolted into the crowd. The horse was eventually caught, but not before causing panic among protesters. At least a dozen other officers were injured during clashes as tensions flared throughout the city. Police arrested several people for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules that prohibit gathering of more than six people.

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