Faith leaders have met in Stoke-on-Trent to encourage communities to “come together and support one another”.
Around fifty people including Christian and Muslim clergy, MPs and police met on Thursday at the Equality House Community Centre in Hanley.
It came after a week of disturbances across the country which have seen nearly 500 people arrested and police officers injured.Masjid Salahuddin in Hanley was targeted as part of the protest that turned violent on 3 August. He said: “On Saturday, I wanted to cry because my heart was broken at the shocking scenes we saw, the terrible violence and the way our police were being abused.
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