Police arrested hundreds of people on Sunday in violent clashes that erupted after a series of stabbings in Britain, Fox News reported.
In the UK, rioters set fires, besieged mosques and clashed with police amid false rumors that asylum seekers were responsible for a mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed dance event. according to Three girls were killed and others were injured in the attack, according to Fox News. A British judge has charged 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, of Rwandan origin, with three counts of murder and 10 counts of attempted murder, the outlet reported.
Riots break out in UK after stabbing attack wrongly blamed on asylum seekers https://t.co/VHy5hABKsW
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The revelation is unusual in British law, which aims to protect the identities of minors. It was intended to stop misinformation that allegedly sparked the riots. British authorities have made hundreds of arrests and deployed police forces in response to the escalating violence, which has included the burning of libraries and attacks on statues of Winston Churchill, the outlet reported. In addition, violent clashes were reported in the town of Rotherham, where rioters reportedly tried to storm a hotel housing asylum seekers. Police reported that several officers were injured, Fox News reported.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer He condemned these attacks and called them heinous crimes perpetrated by the far right.
“If you take part in this unrest, whether you join in person or incite it online and then run away, you will regret it,” he said. statement“This is not a protest. It is organised, violent mob action that has no place in the streets or online.”
Britain was plunged into chaos on Sunday as far-right and anti-immigration protests spread across the country, escalating into violence with clashes with riot police outside a hotel housing asylum seekers and looting of shops. The unrest followed a false report of an alleged… pic.twitter.com/vJVmxFz6Wr
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Far-right racists manipulate traffic lights in Middlesbrough based on skin colour, sparking terrifying and disturbing scenes across the UK.#Riot #RiotUK pic.twitter.com/z7iUSNPraW
— Bashir Gharwal (@bashir_gharwall) August 4, 2024
“People in this country have a right to be safe, but we have seen Muslim communities being targeted, mosques being attacked, other minority communities being targeted, Nazi salutes being made in the streets, police being attacked, violence alongside racist rhetoric, so I have no hesitation in calling this a far-right heinous crime,” he added. (Related: Shocking video shows horrific machete fight at overseas theme park, six arrested)
Police continue to review extensive footage from the clashes and more arrests are likely, the outlet said. Authorities and community leaders have called for calm and an end to the violence, which they say is not only putting many people at risk but also draining police resources and potentially affecting their ability to respond to other crimes.
