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Notting Hill Carnival: Met Police arrest 423 revellers as two stabbed throughout festivities

NewsNotting Hill Carnival: Met Police arrest 423 revellers as two stabbed throughout festivities

At the very least 423 individuals have been arrested to date at Notting Hill Carnival, and two individuals have been stabbed.

The variety of arrests on Monday was 223, with 177 on the Carnival itself and 46 on the approaches to the occasion.

Some 200 individuals had been arrested on Sunday, with 149 on the occasion and 51 on their option to the Carnival.

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Two stabbings have occurred on the occasion, with one taking place in Powis Terrace and the opposite in Oxford Gardens, neither of which resulted in life-threatening accidents.

Some 12 per cent of arrests have been because of identification utilizing Reside Facial Recognition.

Assistant Commissioner Matt Ward, the policing commander for Notting Hill Carnival this 12 months, mentioned: "This 12 months now we have proactively focused those that have tried to come back to Carnival to trigger hurt to others.

"We have now used dwell facial recognition, knife arches and our cease and search powers to determine and arrest greater than 400 suspects.

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u200bPolice confirm they have arrested over 400 people
u200bThe event is now in its latter stages

"These arrests have prevented a number of the severe violence now we have seen at earlier Carnivals.

"We thank the organisers and others who spoke out within the days and weeks forward of the occasion to stress what Carnival stands for, to reject violence and to induce anybody planning to come back for battle or confrontation to remain at house.

"All of this joint effort has helped to make this 12 months's Carnival a safer occasion for all."

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u200bSome 12 per cent of arrests have been as a result of identification using Live Facial Recognition

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