{"id":417016,"date":"2023-05-23T08:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T05:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=417016"},"modified":"2023-05-23T08:43:34","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T05:43:34","slug":"cars-set-on-fire-in-welsh-capital-as-police-face-large-scale-disorder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/cars-set-on-fire-in-welsh-capital-as-police-face-large-scale-disorder\/","title":{"rendered":"Cars set on fire in Welsh capital as police face \u2018large scale disorder\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">LONDON (SONNA) \u2014 At least two cars were set ablaze and objects were hurled at police after a traffic accident Monday night in the Welsh capital Cardiff grew into what officials described as \u201clarge-scale disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">Officers were called to the scene of a crash on Snowden Road in Ely district shortly after 6 p.m. Monday. Scenes live-streamed on YouTube showed dozens of people, many wearing hoods or balaclavas, milling around while others threw objects and shot off fireworks at a line of police officers with riot shields who were blocking one end of the street.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">At 8:21 p.m., South Wales Police urged people to leave the area and tweeted: \u201cThere is now a large number of officers working to manage the collision, but also to de-escalate ongoing disorder at the scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">An hour later, police said emergency services remained at the scene and reiterated the importance of people staying away from the area. The force added: \u201cPlease avoid speculation &#8211; we will bring you the latest details as soon as we can &#8211; all of our updates must be factual.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"Component-dfp-0-2-47 apnews_article_midarticle_1\" data-card-id=\"div-gpt-ad_site_article_midarticle1\">\n<div class=\"Body\">\n<div class=\"Content WireStory fluid-wrapper with-lead\">\n<div class=\"Article\" data-key=\"article\">\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">At 11:15 p.m., South Wales Police provided a further update that officers remained at the scene to manage \u201clarge-scale disorder,\u201d again urging people to steer clear of the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">A fire was burning and a helicopter could be heard hovering overhead. Shortly before midnight, a car was set on fire and burned fiercely, while a second vehicle was overturned and set ablaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">At 1:10 a.m., police tweeted that arrests were being made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">According to one of the senior officers at the scene, a member of the public was mistaken for an undercover officer and attacked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-53 p Component-p-0-2-43\">Police, including officers on horseback, were seen outside Ely Police Station in the early hours of Tuesday after suggestions it could be targeted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Component-footer-0-2-61 -footer\">\n<div class=\"fluid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"Component-grid-0-2-62\"><em><strong>Source: AP<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LONDON (SONNA) \u2014 At least two cars were set ablaze and objects were hurled at police after a traffic accident Monday night in the Welsh capital Cardiff grew into what officials described as \u201clarge-scale disorder.\u201d Officers were called to the scene of a crash on Snowden Road in Ely district shortly after 6 p.m. Monday. 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