Dover Protest Turns Violent as Far Right Clashes With Anti-Fascist Demonstrators
Anti immigration protesters (fascists really) broke through police lines to attack pro immigration folks. Well they stood up to the task, always sorry to see violence like this. Always. Yet sometimes empathy for the distressed has to be defended vigorously.
Groups including the EDL and the National Front organised the march to protest against immigration, with some carrying flags saying “refugees not welcome”.
Unite Against Fascism (UAF) and the Kent Anti-Racism Network (KARN) organised a counter-demonstration.
Police in riot gear and dog handlers stemmed the violence, but at one point officers were pushed back by left-wing activists in black hooded tops and with covered faces who broke through their lines.
Kent Police described the protest as a “fast-moving and ongoing incident”. One person suffered a broken arm during the protests and five others were injured, though not seriously. Another man reportedly had a brick thrown at his face.
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