Rotherham uneasily calm after anti-immigrant violence

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has credited heavy security measures and stringent sentencing of rioters with preventing further violence. On Wednesday night, thousands of anti-fascist demonstrators took to the streets to help maintain order. The far-right, anti-immigration riots erupted following the spread of false information on social media, which falsely claimed that the perpetrator of a stabbing attack that killed three young girls was a Muslim migrant.

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