Britain: 39 targets on protesters’ ‘hit list’, police told to be ready

Britain: 39 targets on protesters’ ‘hit list’, police told to be ready

United Kingdom Thousands of police officers have been deployed after dozens of immigration centers were named as targets on their ‘hit list’ by far-right protesters. More violence In view of this, instructions have been given to be ready for deployment across the country.

According to The Independent, a list of 39 immigration law firms, refugee aid charities and immigration services widely circulated on social media in recent days is believed to have far-right addresses. have been identified as targets of the protests.

Joe Malhal, director of research at anti-extremism group Hope Not Hate, said: “This is a ‘hit list’ of targets that need action.”

This move to deploy the police comes when Prime Minister Keir Starmer chaired an emergency Cobra meeting a day earlier, on Tuesday evening.

Speaking at Ten Downing Street after the meeting, the Prime Minister expressed his determination that ‘those involved in violence will face the full force of the law.’

Keir Starmer Just this week, after eight days of unrest in England and Northern Ireland, he announced the formation of a ‘standing army’ of 6,000 specialist police officers to stop the violence.

The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) said more than 420 people have been arrested since the violence began, of which about 120 have already been charged. It is expected to increase significantly day by day.

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After protests turned violent in parts of Britain and Northern Ireland, the government vowed to crack down on those it says used the “tragic murders” of the three girls to foment chaos, according to Reuters. are doing

Violent protests by hundreds of anti-immigrant groups have erupted in towns and cities across the UK after three girls were killed in a knife attack at a dance class in Southport, north-west Britain.

Anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim groups took the killing of the three girls as an opportunity to spread false information that the attacker was a militant immigrant.

Police say the accused was born in the UK. According to the media, the attacker’s family is Christian.


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2024-08-07 17:39:53

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