Police swoop on Bristol street after 'aggressive man enters mosque' View Image

Police attended a disturbance at a mosque near Bristol city centre this afternoon (Wednesday, December 10).

Avon and Somerset Police were called to the religious centre in Wade Street, St Judes , just after 4pm.

Officers were told that a man had entered a mosque and was behaving aggressively.

A suspect was detained by officers and arrested on suspicion of assault.

The arrest was made at around 4.15pm and the man remains in police custody at the time of writing.

A witness told BristolLive that they saw six police vehicles outside the Al-Baseera Bristol Centre on Wade Street, which is just beyond the Houlton Street entrance to Cabot Circus car park.

A spokesperson for Avon and Somerset Police said: “

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