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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | 'A Leicester Police chief has insisted his force did not support a protest in the city which sparked sectarian violence as experts express fear international political turbulence could cause 'ripple effects' in the UK. <br>Last weekend gangs of young male Hindus and Muslims in East Leicester clashed, with police making 47 arrests relating to the disorder for offences including making threats to kill, possession of a firearm and affray. <br>The widespread disorder involving mainly young men from sections of the Hindu and Muslim communities is seen as a 'country-based dispute' after beat in an Cup cricket match in on August 28.<br>Following the game, large crowds of young men draped in Indian flags began celebrating on Melton Road in Leicester.<br><br>Footage emerged showing Indian supporters apparently chanting 'Pakistan Murdabad' - a slogan dating back to the partition era meaning 'death to Pakistan'. <br>Tensions begun to escalate in the weeks that followed before it came to a head on Saturday with an unplanned protest march taking place believed to have involved about 300 Hindu men.<br>Community leaders say clashes were fuelled by misinformation online and outsiders travelling to the city from areas including Birmingham to fan the flames. <br>The police force insist they did not support the unplanned protest on Saturday and have made it clear they had no intelligence on the volume of people who were to gather.<br> Arrests were made following an outbreak of violence and [https://www.reddit.com/r/howto/search?q=disorder disorder] in Leicester on Saturday <br> A group of masked men march through Leicester on Sunday with one seen armed with a 2x4 foot piece of wood amid violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims<br> Footage emerged showing the brewing tensions between the two groups with mass marches showing hundreds of people congregating in eastern parts of Leicester on Saturday and Sunday <br> Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon has written an open letter to the East Leicester community<br>An open letter to communities in East Leicester written by Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon said: 'On Saturday 17 September, I am making clear that police did not support an unplanned protest in East Leicester. <br>'There was no direct intelligence relating to the volume of people who were going to mobilise early on Saturday.<br><br>My officers were dispatched in order to try to engage and seek co-operation. <br>'They were confronted by in excess of 300 people and there were eight officers at the time. They did the best they could in the circumstances by staying with them until more officers could arrive.<br><br>That is what videos on social media show. <br>'Two arrests were made later. <br>'Separately, earlier in the day, officers had dealt with a small group who had posted on social media that they planned to come to Leicester from Birmingham. <br>'Protests need advance notification and none was given.'<br>Speaking on a Twitter video on Saturday, Leicestershire Police temporary chief constable Rob Nixon said: 'We have had numerous reports of an outbreak of disorder in parts of the East Leicester area of the city.<br>'We have got officers there, we are taking control of the situation, there are additional officers en route and dispersal powers, stop search powers, have been authorised.<br>'Please do not get involved.<br><br>We are calling for calm.'<br> Temporary Chief Constable Rob Nixon for Leicestershire Police has said that police previously deployed to the capital have been sent back to the east Midlands city to help any potential further unrest (police pictured at the unplanned march on Green Lane Road on Sunday)<br> Several people were arrested during a policing operation in east Leicester 'to deter further disorder' on Sunday<br> Leicestershire Police on Saturday and Sunday nights, policing groups of people gathering in city neighbourhoods<br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Experts from local Leicester universities have said the events could be a warning for other UK towns and cities that international political turbulance could also filter into their neighbourhoods.<br>'There is no doubt in my mind that the religious tensions in India and the actions of a hard-line, violent, nationalist government there has had a direct influence on what we have seen [in Leicester],' Professor Neil Chakrobarti, director of the Centre for Hate Studies at Leicester University, told the )' |
