More than 1,000 arrested following UK riots, police say
London, UK Reuters British authorities have now arrested more than 1,000 people following days of rioting involving violence, arson and looting as well as racist attacks targeting Muslims and migrants, a national policing body said on Tuesday. The riots, which followed the killings of three young girls in the northern English town of Southport, began […]
“Doesn’t feel like home”: Liverpool’s Muslims shocked by UK riots
Liverpool, UK Reuters For Liverpool’s biggest mosque, it’s been a week of firsts. Most entrances have been blocked, men in high-vis jackets have been taking turns to patrol and a handful of worshippers have been sleeping inside at night – all necessary precautions, say officials at the Al-Rahma Mosque, during the UK’s worst riots in […]
UK’s Starmer vows speedy punishment to quell violent disorder
London, UK Reuters British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said violent protesters who had targeted Muslim communities would swiftly face the “full force of the law” as he sought to quell days of anti-immigration rioting. The fatal stabbing of three young girls in the north-west English town of Southport last week has been seized on by […]
Violent crowd clashes with UK police after young girls killed
Southport, England Reuters A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in a northern English town where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children critically wounded during an attack at a dance event on Monday. Police said they were supporters of the English Defence League which has previously staged […]