Great Britain was gripped by riots. The situation is so unusual that the Prime Minister made an equally unusual decision.
He urgently convenes a meeting of the emergency government committee Cobra.
According to TASS, citing Sky News, the event will be held under the leadership of Home Secretary Yvette Cooper.
Statement by the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
The unrest continues in Foggy Albion for six days. Several police officers are known to have been injured.
Due to widespread unrest, additional protection has been provided to protect mosques.
On the eve of the meeting, the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs stated the following: she will not tolerate the “gangster criminal minority” imposing its will on society.
According to her, “additional processes will be launched, places in prisons will be ready, courts will also be ready.”
Previously, the media reported that courts of this kind can consider cases around the clock.
Cause of the riots
Riots broke out in the United Kingdom after 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana attacked participants in a children’s dance workshop with a knife in Southport on July 29.
According to the press, three girls were killed, 8 more children were injured, as well as a yoga teacher and an employee of the premises in which the classes were held.
The criminal was detained. The Times newspaper wrote that he was a native of Rwanda, his family fled to Britain to escape genocide in their homeland.
Protests began. The protesters called on the country’s authorities to stop uncontrolled migration to the United Kingdom.
According to the latest data, over 140 people were detained during the unrest, and dozens of law enforcement officers were injured.
In addition, cars were burned, as well as several shops and police stations.
