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Dramatic new video footage shows the moments before two police officers wrestled a man to the ground amid screams and 'hostility' in McDonald's.

The officers were kicked and heckled as they detained the suspect on the floor of the fast food restaurant after he allegedly fought with customers.

In previous footage, they could be seen being "repeatedly assaulted" by a "hostile crowd" while struggling to make the arrest on Monday night.

As another male approached them, one of the officers turned around and apparently screamed "get the f*** off me now", before pointing his Taser.

Now, earlier footage has emerged of the seconds before the incident in Hackney, east London, showing the officers speaking with the suspect.

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You can see the previous video footage here:

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In the clip, which has been shared online, the suspect can be heard using the words "discrimination", "this is an establishment" and "video evidence"

Gesturing at the cops, he then says, "fine, I'll leave my hands up", before claiming: "I've got video evidence that they can't f***ing discriminate me."

With one hand across his stomach and the other under his chin, he then appears to be grabbed by the officer on the left, according to the footage.

A struggle ensues, as surrounding customers shout and cheer. The suspect is then wrestled to the ground, where the cops together battle to detain him.

In the background, a woman can be heard saying: "Oh my God."

The incident unfolded at a branch of McDonald's in Mare Street.

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The Metropolitan Police say the response officers were called to the scene at around 10.40pm on Monday after McDonald's staff set off a panic alarm.

They were met by what the force deemed a "hostile crowd".

They detained the man concerned, but were then assaulted by some members of the crowd, leaving one officer with an ankle injury.

The other suffered cuts to his face - but neither called in sick yesterday.

In the previous footage, also posted online, the atmosphere becomes heated as the cops wrestle with the suspect on the restaurant floor, against a door.

One of the officers, on the left of the clip, can be seen holding an object up in the air, before moving his arm up and down in the suspect's direction.

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Customers shout and surge forward with one man, wearing a black baseball cap, white T-shirt and jeans, running forward and kicking one officer.

He then backs away before coming forward to aim a second kick.

Another man, with a pink balloon hanging from his mouth, keeps surging forward towards the officers, before the one on the left aims a Taser at him.

The stun gun was not fired, police said.

Colleagues arrived at the scene a short time later.

Police appealed for information on Twitter, with the @MPSHackney account posing yesterday: "If you witnessed this incident last night please DM.

"If the 'tough man' who feels it's acceptable to kick my colleague in the back, not once but twice when trying to arrest someone, feels any sort of remorse, get in touch too before we track you down. #ProtectTheProtectors."

The video had earlier been shared by another user on the social network, with the caption: "Meanwhile.. in hackney. #NottingHillCarnival."

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It is unclear whether the incident was linked in any way to the carnival.

A 30-year-old man was arrested for assault on police and taken to a north London police station, where he remains in custody.

Officers are now trying to identify and find other suspects.

In a statement yesterday, the Met said: "Staff at the restaurant had used the panic alarm and reported that a man was fighting with customers.

"Two response officers attended and detained the man concerned. The officers were then confronted with a hostile crowd some of whom assaulted the officers.

"Both officers were later treated for injuries; one for an ankle injury and the other for cuts to his face. Neither officer has reported sick."

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Acting Borough Commander Steve Johnson said: "Two officers, who were responding to a call to protect the public have been repeatedly assaulted.

"This is an unacceptable, nasty incident, with my officers being kicked while they were on the floor just trying to do their job. I would ask anyone with any information to call us and assist in the investigation."

Speaking yesterday, Ken Marsh, head of the Police Federation's London branch, warned that attacks on officers were increasing.

The former officer also branded cuts to police budgets and other services "bonkers".

And he hit out at the criminal justice system, saying punishments for attacks on police officers are not strong enough.

Speaking to BBC Radio 5Live, Mr Marsh laid out several factors he thought had contributed to the ugly scenes.

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He said: "I think there is a lack of sentencing and strength of action that's taken against police when they are assaulted.

"I've openly heard judges say in court 'you should expect it you're a police officer'. When you start hearing things like that then there is a complete breakdown in society."

Mr Marsh, who represents rank and file officers from across the capital, said it appeared there had been a change among a "small minority" of people in how they view the police.

"There is an element of people out there who just have no respect whatsoever and don't care," he said.

"They don't care about their actions, don't care how they behave and don't care about the consequences and we are left to face that twenty-four hours a day seven days a week."

Budget cuts, falling police numbers and cuts to other services are contributing to the problem, Mr Marsh warned.

"Social workers go home at five o'clock and we are left to pick up the pieces, mental health patients are all thrown out on the streets and we are left to pick up the pieces," he said.

"We've become all singing, all dancing. At the same time our figures are dropping in terms of officers and our financial bursary towards funding has gone down and down and down.

"The Government have taken a billion pounds out of the Metropolitan Police budget in the last four years... It's bonkers."

The Met did not wish to comment further on the new video footage.

Mirror Online has contacted McDonald's for comment.