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David Cameron jogger: 'I only brushed into PM before being attacked by half a dozen coppers in suits'

Dean Farley, 28, says he was out "running" before the incident which led to "half a dozen coppers in suits attacking"

 

The jogger who bumped into David Cameron causing a major security alert has claimed he was "assaulted" by police.

Dean Farley, 28, almost ran into the Prime Minister on his way to a local gym.

Mr Cameron was leaving Leeds Civic Hall where he had been speaking about the HS3 project.

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The near-collision resulted in Mr Cameron's security bundling Mr Farley to the ground and his arrest.

However, he was later "de-arrested" and West Yorkshire Police said he had simply been "in the wrong place at the wrong time".

Writing on Facebook, Mr Farley said: "So i'm all over the news as 'the protester that attacked David Cameron in Leeds'.

"Yeah if you call brushing into someone while running then getting assaulted by half a dozen coppers in suits attacking."