Crowds of violent thugs - many of whom are thought to have come from outside Southport - launched bricks, torched a police van and left 53 officers injured.
A 'terrified' imam who was trapped in a Southport mosque as it came under attack during violent riots has admitted that he feared the thugs would 'burn the place down' with him inside.
Eight other children suffered stab wounds in the bloodbath. Five are in a critical condition, alongside two women who were also critically injured as they bravely tried to save the children. Imam Sheik Ibrahim Hussein speaks to media outside Southport Islamic Centre Mosque on Sussex Road in SouthportSouthport locals have condemned the violence, saying 'leave our town'. It's believed many rioters came from outside of Southport
He added: 'Not that it makes a big difference because, even if he is a Muslim, why should that reflect on the whole community?' Speaking about the response from locals, many of whom took flowers to the mosque and organised repairs, he said it had been 'humbling'. Riot police hold back protesters near a burning police vehicle after disorder broke out in Southport
Three girls were killed in a bloody rampage on Hart Street on Monday. On Tuesday, a vigil was held for the victims on Lord Street. While it was going on, a man with a flick knife was arrested on Eastbank Street. On St Luke's Road, riots erupted outside a mosque - also on Tuesday She said Tell Mama had 'worked tirelessly' on Tuesday to try to identify 'various far-right agitators online spreading misinformation' and had reported some 'extremist racist and harmful materials to the police'.Young men sweep the road and clear rubble from Southport as they work to clear the aftermath of last night's thugs
She added that she has been 'heartened by members of the public standing up for Muslim communities locally, with offers of support to help clean up and who reject the racialised misinformation online'.
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