Opponents of anti-migrant protests take to the streets in the UK
Kyiv • UNN
Thousands of Britons have taken to the streets to oppose far-right anti-migrant protests. The rallies are taking place in many cities across the country in response to the unrest following the attack on children in Southport.
Thousands of opponents of the anti-immigration protests caused by the attack on children in the city of Southport took to the streets of cities in the UK to oppose the actions of the far right, the Daily Mail reports, UNN reports.
Details
More than a hundred protests involving far-right groups are expected in the UK on Wednesday evening.
"Thousands of Britons have sent a message to far-right hooligans planning attacks on immigration offices after huge numbers of people took to the streets to fight back against the hate sparked by the Southport stabbing," the newspaper writes.
The article reports that the presence of anti-rioters has already been observed in several districts of London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Sheffield, Newcastle, Bristol and Brighton, as well as other cities.
The demonstrations are peaceful, and those present carry placards and chant anti-racist and pro-immigration slogans.
Context
At the end of July, a 17-year-old teenager attacked children with a knife in the city of Southport. Three children were killed, and several other children and two adults were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The perpetrator of the attack was detained and charged.
Residents of many cities in Britain reacted to the attack with protests that escalated into clashes with police and riots after rumors that the perpetrator of the attack was a refugee. Later it became known that the teenager who attacked was born into a family of migrants from Rwanda. Hundreds of people were detained and dozens of police officers were injured in the riots across the country.
