Clashes then broke out between protestors, including members of far-right groups, counter-demonstrators and police. Much of the violence was targeted at Muslim sites and areas with a sizeable Muslim population, fuelled by speculation that Rudakubana was motivated by Islamist extremism (authorities later found that he had no specific ideology but was referred to Prevent due to his obsession with violence). However, Dr Kawtar Najib, the paper’s author, wrote that the protests were whipped up by “racist and Islamophobic activists,” specifically naming far-right figure Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, whom she accused of “calling for racist pogroms”. She then added:...
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