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| Far-right group, English Defence League leader, Tommy Robinson, left, with EDL supporters outside The Queens Arms public house in Woolwich, south east London, following the death of a man, believed to be a serving soldier, who was killed in broad day |
London – In signs of a backlash after a suspected Islamist attack that left a member of the British military dead from stab wounds in London on Wednesday, more than 100 angry supporters of the English Defence League (EDL) , a far-right street protest group, took to the streets, some wearing balaclavas and carrying England's red and white flag. They were contained by riot police.
The Telegraph on Thursday reported that the group gathered from Wednesday night near Woolwich Arsenal train station and chanted EDL and anti-Muslim chants, as riot police monitored the situation.
The report said there were "brief skirmishes" between the police and protesters.
Separately, two men were arrested in connection with separate attacks on mosques outside London. No one was hurt.
The authorities did not immediately confirm the identity of the slain man. The British government normally withholds the identities of slain service members until their families are informed.
