MORE than 30 people were arrested or cautioned on the second day of the Islamic Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in Manchester.
But police chiefs insisted the day was largely peaceful and welcoming and that the vast majority of the estimated 10,000 people who attended yesterday, the second of three days of the celebrations, were well behaved.
A spokeswoman for Greater Manchester Police confirmed 22 people had been arrested and 11 cautioned yesterday.
Chf Supt Dave Keller said: "We estimate that between 5,000 and 10,000 people attended the Eid celebrations yesterday and the vast majority were extremely well-behaved.
"last night went very well and we hope that the rest of the Eid celebrations continue in the same peaceful and welcoming way.
"There were a small number of arrests and cautions which included possession of drugs, possession of fireworks, public order offences and motoring offences. In total officers made 22 arrests and issued 11 cautions."
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it's a load of rubbish there anyway you got plastic gangters in hired cars claiming it's their own, then you got out of towners in banger cars with shaving foam on it reading bradford massive sporting ponytails! ha its more like a circus
30 arrests at a football match wouldn't be reported in such a a positive manner. Remember that next time when your paper decides to go all pompous on football trouble.
30 arrests from an event that 5,000 to 10,000 attended. Such a ratio at a football game would have received national attention and consternation.
30 arrests/cautions is an appalling number, I agree with all the previous comments, had that been Man U V Liverpool at the weekend, an event attended by almost 76,000 people then there would have been bad press nationwide. I thought the run up to Eid was a time of Peace, Fasting and Charity.
Naz, sounds like u have been there taking part quite often given the intricate description u have provided us!
Abu Yahya, Manchester of course i have "been" there won't be going back i'm not the only one saying it either.