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Arrest after fireworks thrown at cars in Leeds

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Bricks were also thrown at a police car in Royal Park Road, officers said

A male has been arrested after fireworks were thrown at cars, police have said.

West Yorkshire Police said it received anti-social behaviour reports from Hyde Park, Leeds, over the last few days.

No-one was injured but fireworks were thrown at cars on Cardigan Road, Alexandra Road and Richmond Mount and a restaurant on Hyde Park Road, it said.

It added that a dispersal order was in force in the Hyde Park area from 16:00 BST on Saturday until 16:00 on Monday.

A police representative said bricks had also been thrown at a police car in Royal Park Road.

They said one male had been held on suspicion of an offence, while another was "taken home to their parents".

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