Police investigate Hampshire 'mass gathering' plans this weekend

Police in Hampshire are investigating a call out for a ‘mass gathering’.
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Officers are looking into organisers behind the Southampton event this coming weekend.

A Hampshire police spokeswoman said: ‘We are currently reviewing information we have received regarding a mass gathering being organised in Southampton this coming weekend.

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'We are really grateful to those who contacted us about this and we will continue to assess the information we have in the coming days.

‘Our response will be in line with the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020 which currently prohibits large gatherings of people to limit the spread of Covid-19.'

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