London, Aug. 25 -- London's Metropolitan police said on Sunday they had arrested 140 people during the Caribbean carnival in London's Notting Hill district.
"As of 19:45hrs, there had been 140 total arrests as part of the policing operation. 105 arrests took place at Carnival itself, while 35 took place on the approaches to Carnival as a result of proactive policing interventions. Of those 35 arrests on the approaches, 13 followed positive identifications using live facial recognition," the statement says.
Fifteen people were arrested for attacks on police, 21 for possession of weapons, more than 30 for possession of drugs.
One police officer was injured.
Previously, British police reported the arrest of 100 people ahead of the carnival...