Britain Riots: An attacker attacked with a knife during a yoga class in Southport, a city in the north-western part of Britain. He stabbed two innocent children to death. Another girl injured in this incident died on Tuesday. This incident has created a tense situation in Britain. Riots have been going on in Southport since Tuesday night. So far 53 policemen have been injured in the violence and three police dogs have also been injured. This riot took place in the area where 13 people were attacked with knives.
The riot started at 8:30 pm on Tuesday night, when a crowd gathered outside a mosque. Some people associated with the English Defense League organization pelted stones at the mosque and then the situation worsened. Meanwhile, when the police arrived, they were also attacked. The police were attacked with bottles and bricks. In which many people were badly injured. Many rioters also set fire to the police van. Such incidents do not usually happen in Britain, but the violence that erupted in Leeds in the last few days and now the situation in Southport has increased the concern of the system.
To attack the police who arrived at the spot, the miscreants demolished a wall and then took out bricks from it and started attacking. During this time people were shouting slogans that we have to save our daughters. 4 people have been arrested in connection with this violence. Meanwhile, Southport Mosque chairman Ibrahim Hussain said that this violence is disturbing. He said that we thought that these people would go inside and set the mosque on fire. He also appealed to the police to tell that the person who stabbed was not a Muslim. This will calm the angry people and they will not target Muslims.
British police did not reveal the identity of the accused
British police have not yet released the identity of the suspect for legal reasons. The accused is said to have been born in Cardiff to parents of Rwandan origin. Police believe that false information about the accused was shared online and angry people started rioting. Britain's new PM also had to face protest in this case. When he arrived to pay tribute to the victims, people were shouting how many children would die like this. Whose turn is next? However, Keir Starmer did not react to this protest.