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I have no reason why they attacked us,
said Rahmi Akyol, standing outside his cafe in Belfast, whose glass doors were shattered after being attacked by dozens of people throwing bottles and chairs I've lived here 35 years. My kids, my wife is from here. I don't know what to say, it's terrible,
We understand that these events will have been hugely concerning to our communities and we want to reassure people that the actions of those involved will be dealt with to bring those responsible to justice."
The police, addressing the community's alarm, assured through a spokesperson In Blackpool, we have witnessed some mindless thuggery from individuals, who we believe to be from outside of the county, intent on causing issues in our communities.”
Assistant Chief Constable Phil Davies said Some of the behavior we have seen is completely unacceptable and we will use all the powers available to us to deal with it,
said Avon and Somerset Police, which oversees the city During the course of the evening, our officers were met with serious and sustained levels of violence,
You're not English any more"
In Leeds, northern England, around 150 people carrying English flags chanted A number of officers have been injured as they deal with serious disorder in Liverpool city centre
Addressing the scenes of disorder we have seen today, the Prime Minister set out that the police have our full support to take action against extremists on our streets who are attacking police officers, disrupting local businesses and attempting to sow hate by intimidating communities.
A Downing Street spokesperson said There is growing speculation that a stabbing has taken place as a result of the disorder today
In a statement, the force said The scenes in our city centre tonight are shocking
Education Secretary and minister for women and equalities, and MP for Houghton and Sunderland South, Bridget Phillipson, posted on X, saying The police need to lead operations in communities across the country where there has been both violent disorder and thuggery on the streets, which is completely unacceptable, completely damaging and where the police need to, they have our full support, taking the strongest possible action, making sure that these criminals face the full force of the law
Asked what ministers could do to help counter the violence, the Home Secretary said Officers are currently in attendance at a protest that began in Hull City Centre this afternoon, Saturday 3 August
A spokesperson for Humberside Police said In opposition Labour voted against public order measures we brought forward to give our police more powers to keep our streets clear, calm and safe, and Keir Starmer taking the knee sent completely the wrong message
The Tory leadership contender said in a statement Saying the nation is 'braced for disorder' is not only breathtakingly complacent, but both troubling and inadequate
Leadership contender and former home secretary Ms Patel demanded Parliament be recalled over the violence and criticised the Government response, saying Not quite sure what's happening up Hanley and Stoke today regarding the protests but please bear in mind people there are families of many different backgrounds and children out and about today on the school holidays shopping and enjoying the sun
A night of idiots will not prevent us from building.
This intimidation and violence is the inevitable, devastating, outcome of rising Islamophobia that has been enabled to fester on social media, in parts of the mainstream media and by some populist leaders.
The far right, for example Stephen Yaxley Lennon, picked up on those and started promoting those and encouraging known far right individuals to join.
This was not a protest, this was unforgivable violence and disorder,
Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Mark Hall told reporters