Nine police officers have been injured after they were pelted with missiles as they tried to break up an unlicensed rave.

Police were called to the event at a building on Thames Road in Barking, east London at around 9.45pm on Saturday evening following calls from concerned members of the public.

Around 1,000 people were inside the venue and as officers attempted to close down the event some of the crowd turned on them an began pelting them with missiles, including bottles.