Misinformation has been blamed for the clashes.
Trouble flares during an anti-immigration protest outside the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham, England, Aug 4, 2024. three young girls were killed and five more children critically injured
“Far from being committed by a Muslim, that was a young man from a Christian family who was born in the United Kingdom,” he told CNA’s Asia Now on Tuesday.“It's been brewing for a long time,” he said, adding that the riots have been triggered by outright lies on social media. He also announced a new"standing army" of specially-trained police officers to support local forces, after an emergency meeting with ministers and police chiefs to tackle the disorder.
“But there has to be a difference between disinformation that is nonsense, and disinformation that has actual real-world consequences of violence.” “And when you lose that confidence, it's easy to see why people will blame newcomers who they think are taking jobs that might otherwise be theirs. This, of course, was a significant factor in Brexit, which was not so long ago.”
Meanwhile, further protests are being planned, causing ethnic minority communities to become worried.
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