When the supporters of mass Muslim immigration march, the EDL do not badger the police, but when they march, the same cannot be said of the black shirts.
Aptly dressed ‘black shirts’ mix it up with the police.
Two police officers injured and four people arrested after violence breaks out during English Defence League march
- Violence erupted as EDL supporters marched into Slough’s High Street
- They were opposed by antifascists and the Slough Trades Union Council
- Police were forced to don riot gear and let dogs loose to regain control
By DAMIEN GAYLE
PUBLISHED: 20:22 GMT, 1 February 2014 | UPDATED: 13:37 GMT, 2 February 2014
Two police officers were injured and four people arrested when violence broke out between English Defence League marchers and counter-demonstrators today.
Bottles and railings were hurled and at least one smoke bomb was set off as the anti-Islamic group marched through the centre of Slough, Berkshire, where antifascists were waiting.
Officers were forced to don riot gear and let dogs loose in an effort to quell the violence, which resulted in four people being held for public order offences.
Street fighting: Scuffles break out as English Defence League supporters come face a barrage of missiles from anti fascists in Slough while the anti-Islamic group staged a protest in the Berkshire town earlier today
One police officer suffered facial injuries and another had an injury to his leg.
The EDL’s march through Slough was in protest against plans for an all-girls Muslim faith school in the city and a Muslim community centre in Langley.
It was met by counter-demonstrations led by the Slough Trades Union Council and the Anti-Fascist Network, who accuse the EDL of fascist tendencies.
The march descended into violence as EDL supporters entered Slough’s High Street, where street fighting broke out with both police and antifascists.
Authorities estimate that up to 600 people took park in the opposing demonstrations, which were policed by officers from across Thames Valley Police, Hampshire Constabulary and the British Transport Police.