´English Defense League´ Riot in Birmingham
Authorities arrested 90 people after violence erupted between a group holding an anti-Islamist protest and counter-demonstrators in the central English city of Birmingham, police said Sunday.

VIOLENT thugs brought Birmingham to a standstill yesterday as they rampaged through the city centre, brandishing sticks and hurling bricks at massed ranks of riot police.
It was the second time in a month that rival rallies by the the right-wing English Defence League sent scared shoppers scattering in search of safety.
Cops had been aware for four weeks that the English Defence League planned a second rally in the city, after an August 8 protest ended in violence and arrests.
But negotiations with the group counted for nothing when the protesters ignored an agreed schedule, and made their way into the New Street area to confront anti-fascist rivals.
What followed was more than three hours of running battles in the streets. Terrified shoppers locked themselves inside stores and cafes as they tried to avoid the fighting.
By the end of the afternoon, cops had arrested more than 90 people as they struggled to prevent the protests spilling over

Edited (9/7/2009) by mhsn supertitiz
Edited (9/7/2009) by mhsn supertitiz
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