Sunderland have condemned 'shameful' scenes of disorder in the city centre after rioters battled police following a planned protest linked to the Southport knife attack.
Sunderland condemned 'shameful' scenes of disorder in the city centre on Friday evening after rioters battled police following a planned protest linked to the Southport knife attack. Northumbria Police said eight people were arrested and three police officers were taken to hospital following the disorder. In a post on X, Sunderland condemned the violence and said the city 'will forever be for all'.
However, some protesters descended into violence, setting an overturned car on fire, while others targeted a mosque. Videos posted on social media appeared to show a fire at a city centre police office, which was marked permanently closed on Google Maps and was no longer listed on a police station finder on Northumbria Police's website. Police in protective gear came under sustained attack as rioters set off fire extinguishers on them on High West Street.
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