# False rumour sparks unrest as police face attacks in North Tyneside

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/thugs-launch-bricks-missiles-and-fireworks-at-police-as-they-set-fire-to-building-they-wrongly-claim-is-going-to-be-a-hmo-for-asylum-seekers/
- Published: 2026-11-06T08:45:49+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T09:06:38+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16270875/Thugs-bricks-police-fire-building-HMO-asylum-seekers.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- False claims about asylum seeker housing preceded unrest in North Tyneside.
- Emergency services were attacked with bricks, missiles and fireworks.
- Police say the building is planned as a supermarket.

## Summary

Northumbria Police said a “pre-arranged” disturbance broke out on the Meadow Well estate in North Tyneside on Thursday evening after a false rumour spread that a building was to become accommodation for asylum seekers. The unrest matters because emergency services were attacked and a fire was started at the site, which police said is intended to be a supermarket.

Police said officers were targeted with bricks, missiles and fireworks, and formed a barrier around the building; riot police were deployed. North East Mayor Kim McGuinness condemned the disorder and the misinformation, while Meadow Well Metro station closed for the rest of the day. Police are seeking information about those involved; the estate also experienced major riots in 1991.

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