A mosque was attacked, a van set alight and 39 police officers were injured after rioting in the townTell us: have you been affected by the incident in Southport?Norman Wallis, chief executive of Southport Pleasureland, was among those helping to clean up at the junction of Sussex Road and St Luke’s Road after the riot last night.He said:There are hundreds of people who have responded, and we’ve ended up with lots of people down here today, all from the local community and helping with the fantastic clean-up It’s horrendous what those hooligans have done last night.It was like a war scene. People from out of town just causing absolute mayhem. People in hoods climbing up lampposts, throwing bricks, they set a police car on fire. But none of those people were the people of Southport.(Merseyside Police) will be reviewing the footage of exactly who was there last night, they have been monitoring the online activity as well, trying to understand who was doing what.They have said that they believe it was members of the English Defence League (EDL), they don’t believe it was individuals from the local area. Continue reading…
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Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2024-07-31 08:58:22
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