Five men thought to be asylum seekers were pulled from a property on St John’s Way, Thetford, by officers in front of a baying crowd yesterday night before being driven away in a police van. The unrest began after the group of men were seen being moved into the St John’s Way property before midday on Tuesday. One neighbour said they had been told in May that people were moving in, but the landlord had not disclosed they might be asylum seekers. Shortly before 10pm, footage shared online shows about 10 officers removing the five men from the property amid booing and shouts of “get out”. A heavy police presence continues to be felt across the town, with a protest planned at Thetford Police Station tonight.