Six people were arrested, another was taken to hospital and one of London's busiest shopping areas was closed after a mass water fight got out of hand.
Officers believe around 1,500 revellers took part in the event, which is thought to have been organised through social networking websites.
Police told Sky News Online that one man was detained on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm. He is still being questioned.
The other five people have now been released on bail. They were held over various offences including affray, possession of an offensive weapon, two Section 5 public order offences and theft.
One person was treated in hospital after receiving facial injuries. The reveller is thought to have now left hospital.
The fight began at 1pm on Friday and high temperatures throughout the afternoon swelled numbers.
It began as good-natured fun but then soon descended into a police incident.
Revellers spilled out to Oxford Street, temporarily closing part of the shopping district whilst police tried to bring it under control.
Scotland Yard was forced to issue a Section 60 order allowing officers to search revellers in the area.
Officers managed to disperse crowds eight hours after the fight started.
The water fight eventually petered out at around 9pm, a spokesman for Scotland Yard said.
A posting on the internet advertising the event said: "As soon as the clock strikes 1pm, let battle commence - get as many other people wet without getting wet yourself! Last one with a dry T-shirt wins!!!"
Speaking about the water fight, a police spokesman told Sky News Online: "It is thought to have been organised in good faith and then escalated."
1 comment:
There's always people to ruin things, would have turned out a lot of fun if everyone just came on a peaceful tip.
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