Aftermath of Southport riots: 39 police officers and dogs injured | LBC

Heartbroken families are calling for calm after ‘thugs with no respect for grieving town’ hurled missiles at a mosque during an evening of rioting in Southport.

Both the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer, and the Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, said those carrying out ‘sickening’ violence would ‘face the full force of the law’.

The riots broke out on the streets of Southport after the three girls killed in the stabbing attack were named as Bebe King, Elsie Dot Stancombe and Alice Aguiar.

Eight more children were injured in the "ferocious" attack, five of whom in a critical condition in hospital, along with two adults.

Police said they are not treating the attack as terror-related, but that they were still unclear on the motive.

Officers said in a press conference on Monday that a 17-year-old suspect had been arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder.

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[jamiehobson]

Why is no one reporting what kicked this off.
A dude was literally arrested around the corner of the vigle with a balaclava and a knife

[oefoodh]

No mention of the knife/machete wielding lunatic on his way to the vigil? Police turn up for war last night but run away in Leeds

[raymondadams]

bs three chidren did not die they were murdered

[robertmcnair]

Was it really a far right protest? Or was it a group of frustrated British people?

[paulschnyder]

Still pedalling the Far Right nonsense? You're way out of step

[barrywilliams]

Every news outlet have the exact same script

[Jw]

British people have had enough of this nonsense! 🇬🇧

[NoVACorpsGaming]

This isn’t far right. This is a people that have been pushed too far.

[drama]

LBC straight out with the bs and smearing. Disgusting.

[chrismachin]

Lengthy prison sentences? People can attack policemen and policewomen, break their noses etc and not even be in custody? Double standards?

[strangelee]

Everything is 'Far-right' if you're on the Far-left.

[fastbandit]

What about the Asian with the machete, didn’t mention that did you, he was probably after attacking the people mourning the deaths of those little girls, that is why it all kicked off

[John-wtbp]

Why haven’t the thugs that battered the police officers at Manchester airport been arrested? The Leeds riots the ran away but in Southport they stayed. Two tier policing yet again.

[exsubmariner]

Calling the locals far-right is like calling nick Ferrari anorexic

[gee]

Southport: LBC FAR RIGHT Protest and unrest. Leeds : The community responds.

[leeds-yoga]

All caution now fat boy. I dont remember you being so cautious about Harehills.

[garfgarth]

Them kid haven't died they was murdered get it right

[Paul-buno]

Stop trying to paint these people as far right, people have had enough, I dare say the police have had enough. What will happen will happen, it's inevitable.

[granthalliwell]

Edl hasn't been around for 8 or 9 years

[goodlookinouthomie]

So now we live in an age where we need armed guards at kids' playgroups. Great job, government.