LONDON: Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose days of far-right violence that have UK police on high a
Counter protestors gather in Walthamstow, London, Wednesday Aug 7, 2024, ahead of anti-immigration groups planning to target dozens of locations throughout the country following a week of rioting fueled by misinformation over a stabbing attack against young girls. Nightly riots, during which mosques and migrant targets have been attacked, have erupted across towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland since three children were murdered on Jul 29.
Protesters demonstrate against a planned far-right anti-immigration protest in London, on Wednesday, Aug 7, 2024. "I live in the borough and we don't want these people on our streets... they don't represent us," Sara Tresilian, 58, told AFP of the far-right. The rioting has seen demonstrators throw bricks and flares at police officers, burn cars and attack mosques and at least two hotels that have been used for asylum seekers.
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