The United Kingdom is shocked two days after the knife attack at a day care center north of Liverpool, during which three little girls aged 6 to 9 died. Five other children and two adults remain in a critical condition. On Tuesday evening, July 30, a silent march was organized in the town of Southport, but the tribute turned into a riot due to actions attributed to the extreme right.
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With our correspondent in London, Emeline Vin
At United Kingdomdozens of men, most of them masked or hooded, attacked the Southport mosque, north of Liverpool, on the evening of Tuesday, July 30. They threw bricks, bins and even road signs and shouted anti-immigration and nationalist slogans associated with the far right. Nearly 40 police officers were injured during the clashes and several vehicles were set on fire.
Throughout the day, rumors had proliferated on social media about the identity of the man who carried out Monday’s knife attack, in which three girls died. The allegations portray him as an adult asylum seeker. The police, who have given few details, have had to reiterate that the suspect is a 17-year-old boy, born in Cardiff and living a few kilometres from Southport.
The mother of one of the children killed called for calm and restraint on Tuesday evening. Prime Minister Keir Starmer, accused by the rioters of failing to act to protect the children, promised that they would do ” against the full force of the law “, after having ” insult ” the community in mourning.
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