Read our Privacy noticeAsylum seekers were forced to flee their homes as anti-immigration disorder continued into a third night in Thetford. There are people who live in Thetford who are understandably concerned about things happening in their town. “I’ve had two police officers hospitalised as a result of the incidents in Wednesday night. What they are trying to do is protect the community that many of them live in, that many of them serve. I think when police officers are assaulted then the consequences for offenders should be significant and should be robust.”