Three days of anti-migrant protests have erupted in a market town in the UK, with police alleging one officer was “seriously bitten” while trying to stop people breaking into a house.Demonstrators in Thetford, Norfolk have attacked homes they suspected were housing migrants as local media reports windows were smashed as people tried to gain entry.Police were forced to escort some people from their homes on Tuesday night, local time, The Telegraph has reported and multiple people have been arrested over several days.Norfolk Police have alleged that protesters became violent on Wednesday when officers moved to stop a group breaking into one home.“At about 9.30pm officers responded to reports that people in the group were trying to gain access to a residential property,” a spokesperson said.“As police intervened, members of the group became physically aggressive towards officers – two were taken to hospital after a male officer was struck with a rock and a female officer was seriously bitten, breaking the skin.“A third officer was also spat at.”Local MP Terry Jermy slammed the protesters over the “ugly scenes” he said had been “difficult to watch and deeply disturbing”.“People have been pulled from their homes – a place of safety – and forcibly removed, with reports of members of the public breaking into homes, taking property and smashing windows,” he said.“I utterly condemn this behaviour, and I know many Thetford residents share my disgust and concern.”Mother of four Lauren Snow, 29, who lives on the street, told The Telegraph she felt “unsafe” and “scared for her kids” because of the prospect of illegal migrants living opposite her.“None of us have got problems with legal migrants or foreigners and black people. It’s just the illegal immigrants who we know nothing about,” she said.Ms Snow blasted the scenes of violent mobs clashing with police. “It’s disgusting,” she said. “They shouldn’t be violent. Protesting is one thing, but it’s not fair on the police. I’m very worried.”The wild scenes come weeks after the UK Home Office announced it planned to use old military bases to house asylum seekers as it shuts asylum hotels.One of the bases is located at Barnham, a town neighbouring Thetford, where about 1000 asylum seekers could be moved.An encampment was formed outside the gates of the old base, where protesters displayed placards reading “Thetford says no!” and “Don’t trust Home Office – it’s all lies”.There has been widespread tension across the UK over migration as a populist and far right political parties rise in prominence, predominantly in England.Police have also been in the firing line of nationalist protesters this year after bodycam footage showing student Henry Nowak being handcuffed as he died from a stabbing, creating a storm of anger.It led to protests in Southampton on June 2 amid claims of a “two-tiered” justice system with focus on Nowak’s European background and the subcontinental background of his attacker Vickrum Digwa.Hampshire Police had responded to reports Nowak had attacked Digwa at the time, which later proved to be false.A Home Office spokesperson condemned the scenes in Thetford warning that “anyone taking part in this criminal activity will face the full force of the law”.The BBC reports witnesses told of a crowd of more than 200 people on Clover Way, with eggs and rocks thrown at houses and chants of “we want them out”.Scott Hussey, a Reform councillor on Norfolk County Council, meanwhile has described witnessing a “peaceful protest”.“I counted up to the 30 officers lined up on one side of the street and on the other side maybe up to 100 protesters,” he said.“There were some skirmishes, it was a spirited protest but I didn’t see any violence.”