There are fears of new riots in various cities of the United Kingdom. At least 30 protests are reportedly planned for Wednesday (August 7) ​​local time in England. According to a police source, around 6,000 policemen have been deployed in case of further riots. BBC news.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has promised all communities that they will be safe. He gave this assurance to the people after an emergency meeting last night.
Protests have erupted across the country since three children were stabbed to death in the UK last week. On July 29, a sudden knife attack took place at a dance workshop in Southport around 11 a.m. local time. Two children aged 9 and 7 were killed. Another child died after being taken to hospital with serious injuries. Besides, seven others were injured in the attack.
After the attack, misinformation spread on social media that the suspect in the attack was a radical Islamist immigrant. Then on July 30, local residents started protesting and the anti-immigration movement started. The protests that started in Southport eventually spread to other places.
Common people are protesting in different parts of the country. Vandalism and looting were also reported in many places. UK cities have been hit by the worst riots in 13 years.
Yesterday (August 6), London’s Metropolitan Police said they were on high alert for potentially hostile and volatile situations across the capital. Deputy Assistant Commissioner of Police Andy Valentine said, “We will not tolerate this on our roads.”
He said, we will use all kinds of forces, tactics and tools to prevent chaos. We have arrested hundreds of people in central London in the last week. We will not hesitate to arrest more people if they come to the streets to increase violence.
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