A British news reporter and his crew were surrounded and chased away by a gang of minorities who apparently tried to attack their vehicle during a protest live on air.
Becky Johnson, a community correspondent for the UK's Sky News, was surrounded this afternoon in Birmingham, England, while covering a counter-demonstration to one of the anti-immigration protests sweeping across the UK. The station reports that masked men yelled abuse at the camera, forcing the broadcast to be cut short. report.
🚨🇬🇧Sky News halts coverage after protesters surround reporter
“Free Palestine, fuck the media,” one protester yelled, as other protesters, with their faces covered, began to surround her.
Source: Sky News pic.twitter.com/29zVDzFeNt
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) August 5, 2024
Several young people broke away from a large, apparently Muslim-majority protest in Britain's second-largest city, chanting “Allahu Akbar” repeatedly. Reports A Telegraph journalist shouted “Fuck the media” into the camera before approaching the crew, while another journalist made a “pointing finger” gesture before the television cut back to the studio. (Related: Luke: Whatever happens in the UK is predictable and will have implications for the US)
The reporter and his crew apparently escaped unharmed. picture Footage released by Sky appears to show a protester wearing a balaclava trying unsuccessfully to slash the tyres of a broadcaster vehicle.
Pakistani gangs, waving Palestinian flags, are tracking, hunting and assaulting local British nationals.
But it's okay because the government says it is protecting mosques from an organization that hasn't existed for 10 years.
The situation will get worse
— Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) August 5, 2024
The unrest that began with the murder of three young girls by Axel Rudakubana, the son of Rwandan immigrants, in the town of Southport has spread to towns and cities across the UK, with anti-immigrant protests and counter-protests frequently turning violent and more than 400 people reportedly being arrested. BBC report.
