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UK: Riots continue
UK: Riots continue
(France 2)
In the United Kingdom, violent riots are shaking the country. At least two hotels housing asylum seekers have been targeted by anti-immigration protesters. These incidents follow the deaths of three young girls a week ago in a dance school. The murders were initially attributed to an undocumented migrant.
Police were forced to retreat in the face of rioters in Middlesbrough, in the north of the United Kingdom. Similar scenes of urban chaos have taken place in several towns. Shops and cars have been vandalized, each time with the same target: Muslims. “To prevent people from coming in that you know nothing about, this is exactly what you need to do.”assures one of the demonstrators.
“To be honest, for the first time in my life I am considering leaving the country. I am not afraid for myself, but I have two young children and I am worried about them.”says a Muslim. For five days, the country has been in the grip of racist riots of rare violence. In Rotterdam, a shelter for asylum seekers was stormed by the angry crowd.
