Video shows men with machetes fighting in street
Video showed a group of people appearing to be armed with weapons fighting in the street in Southend-on-Sea.
The footage - posted on social media on Tuesday evening - showed at least three men brandishing what appeared to be machetes before they and others ran from the scene.
Essex Police said it had put a Section 60 dispersal order in place after "incidents of disorder" were reported on the city's seafront and high street.
Six people were arrested and weapons seized, the force added.
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