Scuffles have broken out between police and protesters at an anti-Islamic terrorism rally and anti-fascist counter demonstrations in central London.
London police struggled to contain the crowd that gathered near Trafalgar Square to hold an anti-Islamic terrorism demonstration, ten days after the Westminster attack that left four people dead and dozens injured.
Under the banner “London Under Attack,” the protest is being held Saturday by far-right party Britain First to “protest against radical Islamic terrorism.” The anti-immigration English Defence League (EDL) is also protesting on the streets.
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A counter-protest, organized by anti-fascist groups, is also taking place to oppose the demonstration.
“Both groups are notorious Islamophobes whose concern is not with the victims or their relatives, but only lie in racism,” United Against Fascism said in a statement.
Protesters arrive in central London with their faces covered ahead of a demo by Britain First and the English Defence League. pic.twitter.com/kpxDriDUj7
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