The situation in Britain is tense after the knife attack in Southport, with new protests and riots in several cities.
Ultra-nationalists have caused serious damage and injured police officers in anti-Muslim riots in several British cities. Police say more than 90 people have been arrested across the country. Authorities are bracing for further riots, which are seen as a response to a bloody crime spree in which three girls were stabbed to death a week ago.
Exam for new head of government
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer stood by the officials, saying the emergency services would have his full support in dealing with extremists who attacked police officers and tried to incite hatred, his spokesman said after meeting some cabinet members. The riots are seen as the first test for the social-democratic leader, who has now been in power for a month.
In the northern English town of Rotherham, a crowd of several hundred people gathered outside a hotel housing asylum seekers. “You are not welcome here,” they shouted, and several objects were thrown at the building.
False messages about the identity of the attacker
The anti-Muslim riots have been going on for days. The main reason is false reports on social media about the identity of a knife attacker who stabbed three girls aged six, seven and nine in the north-west English town of Southport on Monday and injured several children and two adults, some of them life-threatening. The motive is unclear.
Police insist the 17-year-old suspect was born in Britain. His parents are from Rwanda. Right-wing populist MP Nigel Farage, who once played a key role in pushing for Brexit, also speculated whether authorities were hiding the truth. Critics accuse him of inciting the riots.
Police Secretary Diana Johnson told BBC Radio 4 that some people are afraid to go out on the streets because of the colour of their skin. In the Northern Irish capital Belfast, a Muslim-run café and supermarket were burnt down. Several cars were set on fire.
The Police Association warned of staff shortages in everyday crime. Officers would have to be withdrawn to control the rioters, the head of the Police Federation of England and Wales, Tiffany Lynch, told the BBC. However, Secretary of State Johnson insisted the police had sufficient resources and announced further arrests.
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