Five arrested after 53 police officers injured in Southport riots
by Hannah Al-Othman, Jamie Grierson, Josh Halliday an from World news | The Guardian on (#6PME8)
Arrests come after far right staged violent protests following deaths of three children in knife attack
More than 50 police officers were injured and five men arrested after far-right riots in Southport, which broke out as the town reeled from a knife attack that killed three children.
The Merseyside chief constable, Serena Kennedy, said the five were arrested in connection with riots in which 53 police officers were injured - 49 from Merseyside police and four from Lancashire. Three police dogs, Zoe, Ike and Quga, were also hurt.
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