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Thirty-six people have been arrested after a brawl in an Oxfordshire town.
A spokesman for Thames Valley Police said the fight began on Wallingford High Street on Friday night before spilling into the market square.
Witnesses said police had at least five cars, two vans and a helicopter at the scene trying to control the brawl which involved about 50 people.
Police said that "18 youths, 15 males and three females" had been arrested during the trouble.
In a statement police said: "Officers were called at 2236 BST on Friday following reports of a large group of over 50 youths fighting in Wallingford High Street.
"Over 30 officers were deployed including the force helicopter, dog handlers and road policing officers."
Mark Lovegrove, who witnessed the police activity, told BBC News: "Police instructed all pubs to close and said they would arrest anyone that tried to enter the town centre.
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