by Kurt Zindulka, Breitbart:
The riots in England over the mass stabbing attack on a children’s dance party continued on Friday evening in Sunderland, where hundreds engaged in violent actions that saw a building set on fire and three police officers injured.
Northumbria Police said that that it faced “serious and sustained levels of violence” on Friday evening, which it described as “utterly deplorable”. The force said that eight people have been arrested so far on charges ranging from burglary to violent disorder.
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A total of three police officers were injured during the riot, two of whom remain in hospital for further treatment at the time of this reporting.
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It is the latest in a string of riots in England following the mass stabbing at a children’s ‘Taylor Swift’ dance party in Southport, Merseyside on Monday. The attack, allegedly committed by a Rwandan-heritage teenager, left three young girls dead and eight others injured.
Like the riots seen in Southport earlier this week, rioters threw bricks and clashed with police outside a mosque, the Guardian reports.
In a statement, Chief Superintendent Helena Barron of Northumbria Police said: “The shocking scenes we have witnessed in Sunderland this evening are completely unacceptable.
“I want to make it absolutely clear that the disorder, violence and damage that which has occurred will not be tolerated.”
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND – AUGUST 02: Riot police are confronted by activists during an Enough is Enough protest in Sunderland on August 02, 2024 in Sunderland, England. (Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images)
The riots in Sunderland again drew swift condemnation from the political class in Westminster. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said: “The police have the full backing of Government to take the strongest possible action & ensure they face the full force of the law.
“They do not represent Britain,” Cooper added.
Former Home Secretary and current Tory leadership candidate Priti Patel also took a hardline, arguing that the new Labour government and her successor at the Home Office are not doing enough to quell the violent uprising.
“The events we have witnessed overnight in Sunderland were totally unacceptable. As they were in Southport earlier this week and in Harehills in Leeds a fortnight ago,” she said.
