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2024 United Kingdom riots

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Southport Mosque in 2021

In July and August 2024, attacks occurred in different cities in England and Northern Ireland. The event that caused these attacks was an attack on a children's dance school, where three children were killed, and several injured. This attack happened on 29 July in the town of Southport.

On 30 July 2024, a crowd attacked the mosque in Southport. Many people had falsely thought that the attack the day before had been done by a Muslim immigrant. The crowd also attacked police officers, threw objects at the mosque and set a police car on fire. More than fifty police officers were injured. Some of them had serious injuries. On 2 August, riots took place in Sunderland, where a police station was set on fire, three police officers were injured and several people were arrested. In the following days, anti-immigration protesters clashed with police and counterprotesters, attacked immigrant-owned homes and businesses, and attacked hotels housing asylum seekers. From 7 August, anti-racist rallies far outnumbered far-right demonstrators.

The attackers have been described as far-right.

The attacks have been described as being Islamophobic,[1][2][3] racially-charged,[4][5][6] anti-immigration,[7][8][9] and far-right.[a] The fascist National Front party spread wrong information online,[18] and a very well-known member of the neo-Nazi group Patriotic Alternative took part in the riots (violent demonstrations).[19]

Notes

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  1. ↑ The riots have been described by multiple sources as far right.[10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

References

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  1. ↑ "Agitators accused of Islamophobia for linking Southport attack to Muslims". Al Jazeera. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  2. ↑ Sharma, Palki (2 August 2024). "Southport Riots Expose Britain's Islamophobia". FIRSTPOST. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Church leaders condemn 'anti-Islamic' protests". BBC Home. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  4. ↑ Rehman, Atika (31 July 2024). "Vigil for stabbing victims marred by violence outside mosque". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ↑ Sachin Ravikumar, Catarina Demony (3 August 2024). "Protests turn violent in Sunderland as UK unrest spreads after Southport killings". Reuters. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ↑ Martin, Amy-Clare (2 August 2024). "Nation braces for weekend of far-right violence with 35 protests in wake of Southport". The Independent. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "Far-right riots flare in another UK city amid anti-immigrant protests". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  8. ↑ "Southport riots: Police station set on fire in Sunderland — as it happened". The Times. 2024-08-03. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  9. ↑ "Nation braces for weekend of far-right violence with 35 protests in wake of Southport". The Independent. 2024-08-02. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  10. ↑ Cite error: The named reference Far-Right was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
  11. ↑ Melley, Brian; Lawless, Jill (2 August 2024). "UK police brace for more far-right protests as government warns of tough response". AP News. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  12. ↑ McKiernan, Jennifer (2 August 2024). "Far-right protesters warned 'We're watching you'". BBC Home. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  13. ↑ Murray, Jessica; Gohil, Neha (2 August 2024). "Anti-racists mobilise to counter 'unprecedented' UK far-right rallies". the Guardian. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  14. ↑ Fox, Kara (2024-08-01). "UK rocked by far-right riots fueled by online disinformation about Southport stabbings". CNN. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  15. ↑ Butler, Alexander (2024-07-29). "UK riots live: Far-right clash with anti-racism protesters in Manchester as nation braces for more violence". The Independent. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  16. ↑ "Far-right riots flare in another UK city amid anti-immigrant protests". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  17. ↑ Stephens, Max (2024-08-02). "Fears that far-Right riots could erupt in a dozen cities tonight". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  18. ↑ Casciani, Dominic (2 August 2024). "Violent Southport protests reveal new tactics of the far-right". BBC News. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  19. ↑ Wallis, William; Stacey, Stephanie (2 August 2024). "Who is behind the UK's far-right riots?". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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