Ministers condemn ‘thuggish’ far-right activists after Portsmouth unrest
by Peter Walker, Diane Taylor and Charlie Moloney from World news | The Guardian on (#787DX)
Hundreds of men, some wearing balaclavas, attempted to prevent asylum seekers being transported for processing
The government has condemned the thuggish and intimidating behaviour" of far-right activists who blocked roads in Portsmouth after a boat carrying asylum seekers arrived in the city, two days after similar scenes in Dover.
Hundreds of men, some dressed in black and wearing balaclavas, tried to stop the arrivals from being transported for processing until 3am, when police removed them with threats of arrest. A witness said two police car windscreens were smashed.
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