United Kingdom: White extremists protested outside the mosque after the death of 3 girls, 39 police officers were injured, and the police van was also set on fire.
The group of white extremists wanted to go towards the mosque when they tried to stop it, the extremists got angry, police said.
Dr. Akhtar Gulfam Director News, Dawn TV + Daily Dawn
United Kingdom: Southport: 39 police officers were injured in clashes with the police during a demonstration outside a mosque of white extremists in Southport after three girls were killed in a knife attack in the United Kingdom yesterday.
According to the police officials, the group of white extremists wanted to go towards the mosque, and when they tried to stop it, the extremists got angry, and the extremists also set fire to the police van.
Extremists attacked the police resulting in injuries to 39 personnel, out of which 8 policemen sustained serious injuries.
Two police dogs were also injured by bricks thrown by white extremists.
The demonstration, which took place near a mosque on St Luke’s Road in Southport, involved supporters of the extremist group the English Defense League.
Extremists threw bricks at the mosque, set cars and wheelie bins on fire and damaged a local convenience store, police said.
In view of the tense situation in the area, more police personnel have been called in, while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed regret over the incident, saying that the peaceful protest was hijacked by thugs.