Large scale violent disorder incident in Luton Town Centre

Riot police have been deployed to the streets of Luton after a fight broke out between two groups.

A number of officers attended in order to bring the disorder to an end while minimising disruption to the public.

@bedspolice @lutoncouncil #LutonCarnival #Luton BAN THE CARNIVAL!!!! pic.twitter.com/xZylX6Zeg5

— bruvtweeting (@bruvtweeting) May 29, 2016

Another tweet compared the incident to London v Luton

@bedspolice @lutoncouncil #LutonCarnival #Luton BAN THE CARNIVAL!!!! pic.twitter.com/xZylX6Zeg5

— bruvtweeting (@bruvtweeting) May 29, 2016

Another tweet said they’d been hearing sirens for ages now.

idiots have been bred in Luton. utter idiots. I've been hearing police sirens for ages now kmt

— 🥀 (@sxmirxh__) May 29, 2016

One tweet showed the disorder starting

https://twitter.com/adamakashifty/status/737049657138905088

https://twitter.com/alijaved93/status/737036601755357184

A spokesperson for Bedfordshire Police said: “It has been a great day for everyone at Luton Carnival today and while we appreciate that people are in high spirits, we would remind them that we will not tolerate unlawful and violent behaviour.

“We do not want the behaviour of a tiny minority to ruin the evening for the rest of the law-abiding public. We would like to reassure the public that we are working to bring the disorder to an end, and where necessary we will be arresting anyone who has been found to be committing an offence.”