LONDON (Reuters) -British police will have hundreds of officers on duty this weekend to deal with protests linked to immigration, a regional police chief said on Wednesday, amid worries over possible rioting.

The protest erupted on Tuesday night outside the four-star Britannia International Hotel in Canary Wharf, which the government intends to use as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers, according to Tower Hamlets Council.

The large group of protesters gathered outside a hotel in Canary Wharf, London, were swarmed by cops and police vans amid claims on social media that asylum seekers are being housed there. The Daily Express understands that no asylum seekers are being housed in the hotel and there are no plans to do so.