Who says they were? Only the police, and they have not exactly shown themselves to be models of honesty and integrity in recent years. And how can anyone be arrested for having Molotov cocktails? A Molotov cocktail is not something that can be stored. It is something that has to be made and used straight away.

I have some 2-stroke lawnmower petrol in my shed, some beer bottles in my recycle bin and some rags in my kitchen. Under police logic that means I could be arrested for possessing Molotov cocktails as well. The whole police operation is a farce!

Besides I know some of the arrestees, and they would not know which end of a gun to point, let alone possess one.

Phil