Supporters of the English Defence League have thrown items at a mosque during a protest in Southport this evening, according to police.
A police riot van has also been set on fire as crowds, believed to include supporters of the far-right group, gathered at a protest that turned violent in the Merseyside town. One police officer has also suffered a broken nose after being hit with a object thrown by the crowd.
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Video on social media showed more police arriving in Southport, where officers with riot shields are in a stand-off with protesters. Some police officers were seen walking through crowds with police dogs towards lines of officers who are stood in front of police vans. Debris can be seen on the ground around the vans while police have been using their shields to deflect missiles thrown from the crowds. Smoke canisters have also been used. Multiple police cars and vans, blue lights flashing and sirens blaring are patrolling local streets, with hundreds of onlookers gathering in the area.
One witness at the scene said a man has been seriously injured after being hit by a flying object. They said: “A man knocked on our door screaming for help, his head was split open and pouring with blood. He was asking for a towel to help stop the blood. Someone had thrown a brick towards police and it hit him in the face. It was terrifying, my young child was stood behind me and seen it.”
Fundraising:
- Swifties for Southport on JustGiving, for Alder Hey, the children’s hospital
- Southport Dance Group Emergency Fund on GoFundMe, for the victims and their families
Not a sausage beyond fake news.
I was talking to a Reform voter and they started spouting such nonsense (and "I hear he was on a secret service watchlist) and I knew there must he some Farage fuckery afoot and, lo.and behold, there was.
As the suspect is 17 and releasing information now may prejudice a trial, there is minimal information out about him and his motives. Anyone claiming to know better is shit-stirring.
It’s mad how not just with this specific political standpoint, but with anything, a prominent figure can make a claim and all of a sudden people are spouting it as fact.