Racist far-right violence wreaks havoc in several British cities

More than 90 people have been arrested in connection with violence that erupted in several British cities on Saturday during far-right protests following the July 29 attack on a Southport leisure centre in which three girls were stabbed to death, police said.

In Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackpool and Belfast, protesters threw beer bottles, stones and chairs at officers, while rubbish bins were set on fire and some shops were looted.

British Prime Minister, Keir Starmera spokesman said, pledged full support to law enforcement against “extremists” trying to “sow hatred” and that freedom of expression and violent riots are two different things.Some media have identified up to thirty far-right demonstrations planned for this weekend in the country.

The gutted interior of the Spellow Hub community library after a night of violent riots in Liverpool. EFE/EPA/STR

Tensions began after a 17-year-old boy, Axel Rudakubanaborn in Wales to Rwandan parents, walked into a Southport recreation centre on July 29 where there was a music workshop with a theme Taylor Swift and killed three girls while eight other minors and two adults were injured.

4 police officers hospitalised and 10 arrested over far-right violence in Sunderland (United Kingdom)

Police say several police officers were injured in Liverpool last night, where protesters threw bricks and bottles at police, but rioting continued into the early hours and a library was set on fire in the Walton district.

In Bristol, western England, a group chanted “England until I die” and “we want our country back.”

Southport

The violence began in Southport on Tuesday night, where protesters attacked police and set fire to a vehicle following the attack at the leisure centre.

The groups turned violent after false information was spread on social media that the suspect was an asylum seeker who had entered the country on a small boat across the English Channel last year.

British Home Secretary, Yvette Cooperwarned far-right protesters on Saturday that they would “pay” for the violence on the streets and that the police have the support of the government to take the necessary measures.

“Vandalism has no place on the streets” and “we cannot tolerate this type of violence or criminal disorder on our streets,” Cooper said in a televised statement after protests spread across several cities.

In some cities where there were also protests, the situation passed without incident. EFE

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