AT the weekend there were reports that around 200 people became involved in a dispute after a 'disagreement' broke out at a Stockton mosque.
Dozens of police officers surrounded the Farooq E Azam Mosque and Islamic Centre on Sunday afternoon.
The significant 999 response was dispatched to the Bowesfield Lane area of the town after reports broke.
A spokesman for the mosque said: "It was a disagreement between two people.
"The police were called for protection and it is all resolved now."
A large crowd gathered outside the mosque, and nearby houses and businesses.
A Cleveland Police spokesman took to Facebook to clarify the situation.
They wrote: "Police were called to a report of a dispute involving a crowd of people at a Mosque on Bowesfield Lane in Stockton at 2pm today (Sunday).
"Officers attended the scene to diffuse the situation and no offences were reported and no one has been arrested. "
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