London's Notting Hill Carnival Turns 50

LONDON, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News -30th Augst,2016) : Hundreds of thousands of revellers took to the streets to celebrate London's Notting Hill Carnival on Monday, as police made more than 400 arrests during the festival's 50th anniversary. Feathered dancers, steel bands and earth-shaking sound systems featured in the vibrant celebration of British Caribbean culture, with many festival-goers sporting glittery face paint and waving Jamaican flags. "It's excellent! We are loving the free spirit of everyone and we have all been dancing," said Annuar Aziz, a 41-year-old businessman from Malaysia who stumbled on the event by accident with his wife and four children.

"We heard the music from where we are staying in Bayswater and just followed the sound." As every year, some outbreaks of violence and many drug arrests marred Europe's biggest street party. London's Metropolitan Police said there had been four knife attacks and 401 arrests over the two days of the carnival on Sunday and Monday, on a par with last year's event when there were 407 arrests.