Britain: Over 150 arrested as anti-immigration protests turn violent

More than 150 persons were arrested following violent anti-immigration protests and rioting across several cities and towns in the United Kingdom over the weekend, reported the BBC.

The protests started after three girls – aged 6, 7 and 9 – were stabbed to death on July 29 in Britain’s Southport.

The demonstrations were fueled by misinformation that the attacker was an immigrant and a radical Islamist, Reuters reported. However, the suspect was born in the British city of Cardiff to Rwandan parents.

The accused person has been identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana. On Thursday, a Liverpool court lifted an anonymity order on the suspect’s identity due to the unrest.

However, the riots and violence continued across the country, including in Liverpool, Bristol and Manchester. The violence has resulted in dozens of arrests as shops and businesses were vandalised and looted and several police officers were injured.

BREAKING: Fascist rioters attempt to set fire to a hotel in #Rotherham in order to kill migrants they believe are inside.

We need to urgently build a movement to stop the far right. Join us. Were opposing them in every town and city #FarRightThugs pic.twitter.com/DmuQsSXZQB— Stand Up To Racism (@AntiRacismDay) August 4, 2024

At some places, anti-immigrant groups also attacked hotels where asylum seekers were staying. Protestors vandalised and set on fire two hotels in northern...

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