Demonstrators block Dalston road in violent protest at Rashan Charles death

Several police vans come under attack as bottles and missiles are hurled at officers in north London

Protesters angry at police over the death of Rashan Charles, a young black man who died after being chased into an east London shop by officers, blocked a road and threw debris at the police on Friday evening.

Dozens of people gathered outside the convenience store in Dalston, where Charles was pinned to the floor by police officers who had been chasing him in the early hours of Saturday morning. The 20-year-old was taken to Royal London hospital, where he died a short time later.

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