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05-25-2009, 05:47 PM
Rally turns violent as mob chants "terrorists out" of UK
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A protestor wears a mask of Sayful Islam
Nine people were arrested Sunday as a peaceful demonstration
called "March for England" turned violent after hundreds of masked anti-Muslim protestors clashed with police and attacked an Asian man while chanting "terrorists out" of the United Kingdom.
The protest in Luton, 51 kilometers (32 miles) north of London, was supposed to be a peaceful rally in retaliation against a protest at a welcome home parade two months ago in which a group of Muslims branded British soldiers returning from Iraq as "killers."
" We decided enough was enough after the soldiers got heckled as they marched through the town centre by the Muslim extremists " - A protestors
Chaos broke when around 500 protestors, many hiding their faces behind ski masks, ran away from police, who were escorting the rally, and began chanting 'No Sharia Law in the U.K.' and 'Respect our Troops.'
Some protesters wore masks with the horned face of Sayful Islam, a hardline Muslim activist in Luton. Officers on horseback and police dogs were deployed as well as a helicopter crew.
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Masked protestors in Luton (Courtesy Daily Mail)
A spokesman for the protesters, Wayne King, said people were angry that the Muslim community in Luton had not taken steps to deal with Sayful Islam's "hate-filled preachings," press reports quoted him as saying.
At one point the angry mob appeared to be charging in the direction of an area of Luton where many of the town's Asian population live.
An Asian man was reportedly hurt after he was hit across the face with a banner and left with a bloody nose. Three car windshields and Asian-owned shop windows were smashed.
"We decided enough was enough after the soldiers got heckled as they marched through the town centre by the Muslim extremists," a 24-year-old protestor said. "Our community has been racially attacked for the last 10 years."
"A mosque in the town got set on fire a few weeks ago and it made national news but churches in Luton are regularly being set fire to," press reports quoted the protestor as saying. "We want laws brought in to stop preachers of hate operating here."http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/05/25/73788.html
http://images.alarabiya.net/large_46849_73788.jpg
A protestor wears a mask of Sayful Islam
Nine people were arrested Sunday as a peaceful demonstration
called "March for England" turned violent after hundreds of masked anti-Muslim protestors clashed with police and attacked an Asian man while chanting "terrorists out" of the United Kingdom.
The protest in Luton, 51 kilometers (32 miles) north of London, was supposed to be a peaceful rally in retaliation against a protest at a welcome home parade two months ago in which a group of Muslims branded British soldiers returning from Iraq as "killers."
" We decided enough was enough after the soldiers got heckled as they marched through the town centre by the Muslim extremists " - A protestors
Chaos broke when around 500 protestors, many hiding their faces behind ski masks, ran away from police, who were escorting the rally, and began chanting 'No Sharia Law in the U.K.' and 'Respect our Troops.'
Some protesters wore masks with the horned face of Sayful Islam, a hardline Muslim activist in Luton. Officers on horseback and police dogs were deployed as well as a helicopter crew.
http://images.alarabiya.net/muslimpro2_2763_5827.jpg
Masked protestors in Luton (Courtesy Daily Mail)
A spokesman for the protesters, Wayne King, said people were angry that the Muslim community in Luton had not taken steps to deal with Sayful Islam's "hate-filled preachings," press reports quoted him as saying.
At one point the angry mob appeared to be charging in the direction of an area of Luton where many of the town's Asian population live.
An Asian man was reportedly hurt after he was hit across the face with a banner and left with a bloody nose. Three car windshields and Asian-owned shop windows were smashed.
"We decided enough was enough after the soldiers got heckled as they marched through the town centre by the Muslim extremists," a 24-year-old protestor said. "Our community has been racially attacked for the last 10 years."
"A mosque in the town got set on fire a few weeks ago and it made national news but churches in Luton are regularly being set fire to," press reports quoted the protestor as saying. "We want laws brought in to stop preachers of hate operating here."http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/05/25/73788.html