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| EDL march in Manchester sees handful of arrests | EDL march in Manchester sees handful of arrests |
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| A march by the far-right English Defence League in Manchester on Saturday closed much of the city centre to traffic, but passed off with only a handful of arrests after a smaller than expected turnout. | A march by the far-right English Defence League in Manchester on Saturday closed much of the city centre to traffic, but passed off with only a handful of arrests after a smaller than expected turnout. |
| Around 300 police officers were on hand to monitor what had been called a "national gathering" for the group, which claims to stand against Islamic fanaticism. But in the event the police matched, if not outnumbered, the EDL marchers, who carried flags of St George and anti-Islam banners, while a counter-demonstration by the leftwing group Unite Against Fascism (UAF) attracted a bigger crowd. | Around 300 police officers were on hand to monitor what had been called a "national gathering" for the group, which claims to stand against Islamic fanaticism. But in the event the police matched, if not outnumbered, the EDL marchers, who carried flags of St George and anti-Islam banners, while a counter-demonstration by the leftwing group Unite Against Fascism (UAF) attracted a bigger crowd. |
| Two people were arrested over an incident when bottles and coins were thrown at a UAF protester who unfurled a "Nazi Scum" banner, and a woman was arrested for climbing onto a police van. | Two people were arrested over an incident when bottles and coins were thrown at a UAF protester who unfurled a "Nazi Scum" banner, and a woman was arrested for climbing onto a police van. |
| Onlookers reported seeing several fights breaking out between different factions of the EDL, including a fight at Victoria train station that had to be broken up by police and saw a further four people arrested. | Onlookers reported seeing several fights breaking out between different factions of the EDL, including a fight at Victoria train station that had to be broken up by police and saw a further four people arrested. |
| The police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester, Tony Lloyd, had called on the city's residents to "turn their backs" on the group in a "powerful show of solidarity", and 17 public figures signed a letter acknowledging the EDL's right to protest but saying they could not "welcome people who spew hatred and racism". | The police and crime commissioner for Greater Manchester, Tony Lloyd, had called on the city's residents to "turn their backs" on the group in a "powerful show of solidarity", and 17 public figures signed a letter acknowledging the EDL's right to protest but saying they could not "welcome people who spew hatred and racism". |
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