Sunderland riots: Police station torched, mosque surrounded by far-right mob - VIDEO
Protesters attacked police and started fires in the northeast English city of Sunderland
As many as eight people were arrested On Friday (Aug 2) after a police station was torched in Sunderland while a far-right mob surrounded a local mosque and chanted Islamophobic slogans.
The violence following the killing of three children in Stockport earlier this week spilled to the northern English city with anti-immigrant demonstrators creating unrest.
Emergency services had to be rushed to the old Sunderland Central Police Office where flames engulfed parts of the building. Three police officers had to be taken to hospital for treatment.
SunderlandMP Bridget Phillipson condemned the unrest in the city as “unforgivable violence and thuggery”.
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"The safety of the public is our utmost priority and when we became aware that a protest had been planned, we ensured there was an increased policing presence in the city,"Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Helena Barron said in a statement.
After the events of Monday and Friday, the mosques across the country are on a heightened state of alert, according to the Muslim Council of Britain.
Watch |UK stabbing: Violent clashes erupt outside Southport
Stockport stabbing
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of the girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in the northwestern seaside town of Southport, a crime that has shocked the nation.
The accused, identified asAxel Rudakubana has beencharged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one of possession of a bladed article.
The three kids killed have been identified asBebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine.
Police informed that the attack was not related to terrorism and confirmed that the suspect, born in Britain, is not connected to any particular origins or external factors. At the time, social media was rife with false reports that the stabber was a Muslim illegal immigrant leading to riots.
In the aftermath, Prime Minister Keir Starmerwarned social media companies that they must uphold laws that prohibit the incitement of violence online.
"Let me also say to large social media companies, and those who run them, violent disorder clearly whipped up online: that is also a crime. It's happening on your premises, and the law must be upheld everywhere," he said.
(With inputs from agencies)