The wave of violence sparked by the murder of three girls in Southport, England, spread to Sunderland last night, while more than 10 anti-immigration demonstrations were planned across the country for today, Saturday.
As the BBC reports, protesters shouted anti-immigrant slogans stoned a police force positioned near a mosque in the city, set fire to a car and caused a fire near a police station.
During conflicts three police officers were injured and two of them are hospitalized, according to the local police update, which also mentions eight arrests.
British authorities have been put on high alert ahead of anti-immigration protests planned for the weekend.
A 17-year-old man has been arrested and charged with the murder of three girls at a dance event in Southport, a crime that shocked the country.
Episodic protests have erupted in recent days in Southport, Hartlepool and London following the false information published on social media that the person arrested was a Muslim extremist who was in Britain illegally.
