Riots broke out today in many of his cities United Kingdomwhere anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim protests were organized, such as in Liverpool, in northwest England.

In that city, protesters hurled chairs, bricks and other objects at security forces, an AFP photojournalist said.

Local media also spoke about riots in Manchester and Belfastin Northern Ireland.

According to https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/ they broke out violent episodes when protesters clashed with police in central Liverpool, injuring a number of officers. Law enforcement cordoned off the Strand as riots broke out near the city’s waterfront.

“Several police officers were injured while dealing with serious disturbances in Liverpool city centre. This behavior (…) will not be tolerated. And we will arrest those responsible,” his police said Merseyside.

At midday, hundreds of people took part in a counter-demonstration in St George’s Plateau, under the slogan “Don’t let racists divide us”. In the afternoon, far-right protesters taking part in the anti-immigrant, anti-Islam Save Our Children rally met with counter-demonstrators at Pier Head and police intervened, trying to keep the two groups at bay.

The ‘Save Our Children’ protest was organized in response to the murder of three little girls at a Southport dance school, after rumors circulated online that the attacker was a Muslim illegal immigrant. Authorities have announced that the suspect who has been arrested for the crime is a 17-year-old from Banks of Lancashireborn in Britain, originally from Rwanda.

In Manchester, protesters also clashed with police who tried to keep them away from an anti-racism counter-rally, according to the BBC. In Nottingham, police also took a stand between two groups, one shouting anti-immigrant slogans and the other replying “refugees are welcome here,” an AFP correspondent said.

In Hull, northeast England, protesters smashed the windows of a hotel housing asylum seekers, while in Belfast firecrackers were thrown during a tense standoff between a group of anti-Muslims and a group of anti-racist protesters.

Today’s anti-immigration protests have been organized mainly through social networking sites and promoted by far-right figures such as English Defense League founder and former leader Tommy Robinson. According to a count by the anti-racist organization Hope Not Hate, more than 30 calls for demonstrations were made in Britain this weekend.

Britain’s Muslim community is particularly concerned after the attacks on two mosques in Sunderland and Southport this week.

In London, the pro-Palestinian march that has been organized regularly in the capital in recent months took place as normal, but under heavy police protection. “My parents told me not to come today, but I’m here. The UK is my country,” said one protester, 24-year-old student Meraj Haroun.