Published 08/04/2024 11:32:00 a.m.

Online misinformation fueled riots over fatal stabbing attack in Britain

Rioters clashed with police during a vigil in Southport, injuring 22 officers, with eight facing serious wounds, while a police van was set on fire.
A large group, believed to be supporters of the English Defence League, threw missiles towards a mosque around 7:45 p.m. According to Merseyside Police.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer stated that the rioters will "feel the full force of the law" for hijacking the vigil.

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BBC News

More than 90 arrests made after unrest breaks out at protests

Buildings are burned and police officers attacked after protests linked to far-right groups become violent.

08/04/2024 11:32:00 a.m.·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

U.K. grapples with its worst riots in 13 years spurred by far-right agitators

The violence is the worst England has seen since the summer of 2011 when widespread rioting took place following the police killing of a mixed-race man in north London

08/04/2024 7:03:41 p.m.·India

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Reuters

UK charges 17-year-old boy with murder in Southport child killings

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08/04/2024 11:32:00 a.m.·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Violent Crowd Clashes With UK Police After Young Girls Killed

A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police on Tuesday in a northern English town where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children critically wounded during an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed event on Monday. The horrific stabbing incident in Southport, a quiet seaside town north of Liverpool, has shocked the nation. Police have said it was not linked to terrorism and that the suspect was born in the UK. Yet far-ri…

07/31/2024 12:40:46 a.m.·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Online misinformation fueled tensions over the stabbing attack in Britain that killed 3 children

Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more children, a false name of a supposed suspect was circulating on social media.

07/31/2024 1:33:54 p.m.·United States

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