Riots have erupted after schoolchildren were attacked in New Southport, near Liverpool, on England’s southeast coast. There have been clashes between police and white extremists outside a mosque in which several people were injured. The protestors vandalized and also set a police van on fire outside the mosque.
There have been demonstrations on the call of several organizations of white extremists. Clashes ensued in an attempt to stop the protestors from advancing towards the mosque. Protesters pelted stones at the police and the mosque. As the situation worsened, the local police called in special forces to control the riots.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said that some people were peacefully protesting the death of three students in New Southport. The demonstration was hijacked by some extremists, which turned the situation upside down.
The British Prime Minister warned that no one will be allowed to take the law into their hands in the name of protest and those who disturb public order will be dealt with with utmost severity.