Street protests are the headlines of British newspapers
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News, the new wave of anti-immigrant protests in England started on Saturday after three children were killed by a 17-year-old teenager of Rwandan descent; The protests, which continued and spread to several cities, occupied the headlines of British newspapers.
The British police have announced the arrest of at least 420 people in Hull, Liverpool, Bristol, Manchester, Stoke-on-Trent, Blackpool and Belfast. Several people have also been arrested in Bristol.
Following the spread of a rumor that the suspect was an asylum seeker, the British police had to reveal his identity and announced that “Axel Rodakobana” was born in Cardiff in Wales and a resident of the village of ” Banks’ is near Southport. However, The Times wrote that Rudakobana is of Rwandan descent and that his family fled the genocide in that country to England.
Rudakobana attack victims are three girls aged 6, 7 and 9. Eight other children were injured in this attack, and the condition of five of them is reported to be critical but stable. In addition, a yoga instructor and an employee of the sports center were seriously injured.
Mass protests in England started with the background of anti-immigration and racism. At first, the far-right protesters tried to promote a new wave of Islamophobia by spreading false news about the suspect’s connection with extremist groups, which subsided to some extent after the suspect’s identity was revealed. Protesters in the city of Southport and Sunderland also attacked several mosques and clashed with police forces deployed to protect the mosques.
Daily Express wrote that secret agents are looking for far-right rebels.
The Mail also devoted its first headline to an article about the protests and wrote: Summer of discontent.
Also, the Sunday People criticized what is going on in English cities and addressed the riots with this headline: Shameful day on our streets.
The Observer also wrote that “Rebels will pay” and the Sunday Times with the headline “Britain surrounded by chaos”.
