An Islamic Roadshow stall involved in street clashes did not have permission to be there.

Members of the Kurdish community clashed with demonstrators at an Islamic Roadshow stall in High Road, Wood Green, a fortnight ago.

Haringey Borough Council has confirmed the stall did not have permission to set up on that part of the street.

Police were called to the town centre when arguments broke out between the two groups as Kurdish people walked through Wood Green to the Kurdish Community Centre as part of Newroz - the traditional Iranian new year celebration.

Cabinet member for communities Councillor Bernice Vanier said: “Unauthorised stalls, demonstrations or other activity are not permitted on this part of Wood Green High Road and we were not approached for permission to stage this unsolicited stall. The Newroz celebration march had been pre-arranged with the council and police.

“Haringey has a proud reputation as a place of great diversity where people from many different backgrounds live peacefully side by side. We will of course be supporting the police investigation into this incident.”

Video footage, filmed by a boy who appears to have been above The Mall shopping centre at the time, shows police separating demonstrators, while racial slurs can be heard being shouted by people in the crowd.