Violence in Leicester explained after 47 arrested and police officers injured ➡️ Serious disorder broke out over the weekend amid rising tensions between some Hindus and Muslims
Police and community leaders were forced to call for calm after serious disorder broke out in Leicester over the weekend amid rising tensions between some Hindus and Muslims.
elected mayor, Sir Peter Soulsby, said he and community leaders were “baffled” as to how the violence had come about.Pakistan v India cricket matchon August 28, hundreds of people spilled into the streets to celebrate. For some within the Muslim community, this is an issue which pre-dated the cricket match and had been building for several months.
It added: “More than anything we are asking everyone not to circulate anything on social media or websites or news that they don’t know to be totally true.”The situation came to a head on Saturday night when a large group of young Hindu men – thought to be around 200 – took part in an unplanned march in the Green Lane Road area of Leicester.
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