A group of protesters caused riots in Sunderland, in the northeast of England, on Friday, where several people iThey set fire to a vehicle and threw stones and cans of beers against police.
Violent incidents, instigated by a far-right groupbegan after a planned protest related to the knife attack in Southport, where Three girls died, eight other minors and two adults were injured. when a 17 year old boy He entered a recreational center in that English town and began to slash to minors who were participating in a summer workshop with music by singer Taylor Swift.
Hundreds of people gathered in Keel Square in Suderland, some draped in English flags, chanting slogans in support of Tommy Robinson, founder of the English Defence League. extreme right– and hurled insults at Islam.
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To control the situation, law enforcement deployed mounted officers. However, some protesters, many of whom had their faces covered, became violent by setting fire to a car, while others They attacked a mosque with various objects.
North East England Mayor Kim McGuinness told reporters she was “horrified” by the scenes in Sunderland. “Make no mistake, if your response to tragedy is to use it to commit violence, abuse others, attack police and damage property, you represent nothing but violence. You do not speak for Sunderland. They do not speak on behalf of this region“, he stressed.
Friday’s incidents followed those recorded last Tuesday night in Southport, where a group of far-right supporters also set fire to a vehicle and attacked a mosque.
According to the media, far-right groups are planning other concentrations this weekend in several English cities, but the police have already warned that they will deploy all necessary force to contain any violent incident.
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