Smoke bombs hurled at police in King’s Cross pro-migrants demo

Activists also claimed the demonstrators were subjected to kettling – a police tactic where groups that police wish to suppress are held in a tight cordon until being allowed to leave one by one.

“I was researching a piece about refugee solidarity in Britain”.

Europe is now struggling to find a solution to the large-scale migrant crisis, as thousands of refugees continue to flee conflicts and poverty in the Middle East and North Africa.

“Anyone who thinks the refugee crisis is happening overseas – taking one look at Yarls Wood”.

However, they were stopped by officers from the Met and British Transport Police as they tried to get on to Eurostar platforms and the demonstration turned violent when paint and smoke bombs were thrown.

The scuffles took place as a group of No Borders campaigners partook in a protest calling for an end to immigration controls.

Photos posted on Twitter showed green and purple smoke bombs going off around officers in high-visibility yellow jackets.

They added there had been no arrests or injuries.

‘Around this time a number of other individuals arrived at the station causing disorder, and missiles, including smoke bombs were thrown at police officers.

The activists were demonstrating outside the station where Eurostar trains arrive in London and at about 6pm a few attempted to storm the terminal, despite a heavy police presence.

Police officers brandishing metal truncheons eventually forced protesters back from the metal barriers and away from the station.