Protests have erupted in several cities after false claims the attacker was a radical Islamist migrant.
A 17-year-old boy has been charged with the murder of the girls in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in the seaside town of Southport. Violent incidents erupted in the following days in Southport, the northeastern town of Hartlepool, Manchester and London in reaction to false information on social media claiming the suspect was a radical Islamist migrant. Police have emphasised that the suspect, Axel Rudakubana, was born in Britain.
"The shocking scenes we have witnessed in Sunderland this evening are completely unacceptable," Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Helena Barron said. Police nationwide are preparing for planned anti-immigrant rallies as well as well as anti-facism counter-protests this weekend. British police chiefs have agreed to deploy officers in large numbers over the weekend to deter violence.
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