Protests have intensified after three children were stabbed to death at a dance workshop in Southport, UK, over false information about the attacker’s identity. The protests, which have spread to various cities, have mainly targeted Muslims and immigrants.
About 400 people have been arrested so far for their involvement in the violent disorder since the riots began. UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced that legal action will be taken against the accused, strongly condemning the escalating violence.
Apart from the death of the three children, eight children and two adults were seriously injured in a knife attack at a dance workshop organized on Monday last week. The injured are hospitalized in a critical condition.
Immediately after the incident, the attacker was claimed to be a ‘Muslim refugee who arrived in the UK by boat’.
A climate of mourning in Southport over this hoax turned into fury, the conflagration of which gradually spread to several cities in the United Kingdom. As a result, a riot situation has arisen there.
However, the police said that the young man who has been arrested as accused in the incident, Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, has nothing to do with Islam.
Meanwhile, many protesters demonstrated their anger against immigrants in various cities in the United Kingdom. Rioters also allegedly ransacked, setting fire to cars and hotels used to house refugees. Several police personnel were injured in the clash with the protesters. Many of them are seriously injured.
Merseyside Police said supporters of the far-right English Defense League were responsible for the violence.
Condemning the attack on a hotel housing refugees in Rotherham, Sir Keir Starmer promised those responsible for the violence would be dealt with “the full force of the law”.
In a televised address on Sunday, the prime minister condemned the arson in the hotel and other violent incidents and warned the accused