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A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police on Tuesday (July 30) in a northern English town where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children critically wounded during an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed event on Monday. The horrific stabbing incident in Southport, a quiet seaside town north of Liverpool, has shocked the nation. Police have said it was not linked to terrorism and that the suspect was born in the UK. Police said protesters were supporters of the English Defence League, which has previously staged often violent demonstrations against Islam

"Helicopters are circling overhead, hundreds of people chanting, shouting and throwing heavy objects at the police." Riot police have cleared an area around a mosque in Southport where protests turned violent in the wake of a stabbing attack

Violent clashes have broken out in Southport following the killing of three young girls. Protesters chanting far-right slogans confronted police after gathering outside a mosque. The violence came after a vigil for the girls was attended by thousands of people

3 young girls were stabbed to death on Monday as they attended a dance workshop in the British town of Southport. 8 other children and 2 adults were also attacked and are in the hospital receiving treatment. The attacker was a 17-year-old who was arrested at the crime scene. Southport held a vigil for the victims on Tuesday, but some thugs from out of town hijacked it and began attacking a mosque near the stabbing site. However, British authorities say that the attacker has no known link to Islam

Southport is still in shock - a day after a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday club, which has taken the lives of three young girls

A large crowd has gathered outside a mosque in Southport as tensions run high in the town following the knife attack. Police riot vans and officers are standing guard outside the building, amid chants of “No surrender!” and “English till I die!” from sections of the crowd. Hundreds of youths and men and a large police presence remain on the streets surrounding Hart Street, where the attack took place

Riots erupted on the streets of Southport last night - following a knife attack on Monday which left three girls dead and other young children in a critical condition. Rioters gathered around a mosque not far from the scene of the stabbings. Vehicles were set alight and projectiles thrown at riot police - by people believed to be supporters of the English Defence League

Dozens of volunteers have repaired the damage caused during a riot in Southport on Tuesday night. At least 39 police officers were injured in the UK town, with 27 taken to hospital, and a police vehicle was set on fire. According to local residents, rioters attacked a mosque and smashed walls to use bricks as missiles. Earlier, hundreds of people had gathered for a vigil to honour the victims of Monday's knife attack at a dance school in which three young girls were killed