British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced the creation of a “standing army” of specialist police to combat the unrest that has recently engulfed the country.
Police in Britain have reportedly made 378 arrests since the country was rocked by anti-immigrant protests last week following the high-profile killing of three girls in a teenage attack during a dance workshop.
In late July, three girls were stabbed to death in the UK. That same day, the Russian website Channel3 Now, posing as an American media outlet, reported that the killer was 17-year-old illegal immigrant Ali al-Shakati. This statement was then spread by conspiracy theorists and radical groups.
Thousands of far-right Britons took to the streets, burning buildings and attacking migrants and police officers. Dozens were injured.
Last weekend, hundreds of people opposed to Britain taking in refugees attacked a migrant hostel in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, the day before.
At first, the crowd shouted anti-immigration slogans, then chairs, tables, beer cans and other objects flew away from the police officers, writes the Daily Mail. A video posted on social media shows police in protective gear trying to push the protesters away from the hotel, but clashes begin between them.
The police used fire extinguishers, but in the meantime some of the anti-migration protesters managed to break into the hotel. They broke down the door and smashed the windows with chairs. One of the police officers was taken into an ambulance by his colleagues, and several of the most aggressive demonstrators were detained.
The Mirror reports that a similar protest took place in Tamworth near a hotel housing refugees. Protesters also threw stones at police officers and at the windows of the building.
Source: Racurs
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.