Protests turn violent in the UK, security forces attacked, a police station burned down

On the evening of August 2, a police station in the port city of Sunderland, in the northeast of England, was set on fire as police tried to restrain hundreds of protesters.

A police station in the port city of Sunderland, northeast England, was set on fire by protesters on the evening of August 2. (Source: Independent)

Violent protests in British cities have entered a third day after a stabbing in Southport left three girls dead and eight others injured, according to Reuters news agency.

Protesters, some wearing hoods, threw beer cans and rocks at police as they were pushed out of a mosque in the city. They also set fire to a car and attacked police with fire extinguishers.

Northumbria Police said its force was dealing with serious violence and advised people to avoid the centre of Sunderland due to the disorder.

It is one of several protests, largely fuelled by far-right activists on social media, planned across the UK this weekend, following the July 29 knife attack in Southport.

Violent protests erupted after misinformation spread on social media about the identity and religion of the 17-year-old suspect, accusing him of being a Muslim asylum seeker.

Over the past three days, protests have taken place in cities across the UK, including London, Hartlepool, Manchester, Aldershot and Liverpool. Some of the protests have turned violent, with more than 50 police officers injured and more than 120 people arrested.

Riot police in England and Wales are on standby for at least 25 protests planned for the weekend. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said the government would support the police in tackling crimes against police and disorder, and said violence and hooliganism would be punished.

The suspect in the Southport attack has been identified as Axel Muganwa Rudakubana, 17, who has been charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and one count of possessing an offensive weapon.

The court decided to lift the restriction on revealing the suspect's identity when the teenager turns 18 on August 7, saying that not revealing the suspect's identity was detrimental and led to the spread of false information.

The suspect appeared at Liverpool Crown Court on 1 August and is currently in custody at a youth detention centre. His next hearing is scheduled for 25 October at Liverpool Crown Court.

Rudakubana was born in Cardiff, Wales, to Rwandan parents who came to Britain in 2002. He lived in the village of Banks, about 10km from Southport.

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