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None of the five people arrested at a protest in Bristol yesterday were from the city, police have confirmed.

Avon & Somerset Police has released details of those arrested at Saturday's protests, which involved an anti-immigration group calling themselves the 'Bristol Patriots' and a group of anti-facist counter-protesters.

Anti-immigration protesters calling themselves 'Bristol Patriots' arrived on Redcliff Hill in Redcliffe at about 1pm, to find a huge crowd of 'anti-fascist' and anti-racism protesters already present to 'defend' the location.

Five people were arrested at the protest, Avon & Somerset Police confirmed on Saturday afternoon.

All five people arrested had travelled to Bristol from elsewhere in the

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