Emotions run high in the UK after the police refused to disclose the name and motive of a 17-year-old boy who killed three girls and injured eight others at a dance event. Following the tragedy, there were major protests in several cities.
A horrendous tragedy took place in the small town of Southport in northwest England on Monday. A 17-year-old boy killed three girls and injured eight others at a dance event – reports The Telegraph British newspaper. The police, citing legal obligations, were unwilling to disclose the perpetrator’s name or motive.
Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform Party and member of parliament, raised questions likely of concern to many Britons in a video posted on X. Has the perpetrator come to the attention of the authorities before? Is the police concealing the truth when they claim it is not a terrorist attack?
The incident sparked huge outrage across the UK, with protests turning violent in several cities. On Tuesday, the national radical English Defence League held a protest in Southport, where the crowd marched towards a mosque and clashed with the police. During the events, fifty-three police officers were injured, and four men were arrested.
On Wednesday evening, protests took place again in several locations, including in the heart of London, outside the Prime Minister’s residence, and in the small town of Hartlepool in eastern England, where demonstrators clashed with police in the town center, as reported by the Mirror British newspaper.
The stabbing in Southport was just adding fuel to the fire in the UK, where illegal migration has long been a concern for citizens. Protests are frequent regarding the handling of the situation, with the national radical English Defence League organizing a massive anti-immigration protest in London on Saturday.