Sunderland rioters compliment man with swastika tattoo on ‘pure British’ body art
The IndependentGet Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Follow our live updates on disorder in England here Writing on X, Mr Afzal said: “Nazi salutes, swastika tattoos, defecating in gardens, looting local shops, attacking mosques, chanting fascist slogans, throwing missiles at everyone & setting police stations on fire, but don’t you dare call them ‘far right’. open image in gallery The man with a Swastika tattoo was seen in crowds in Sunderland “Well, just plain “Nazis” it is then”. open image in gallery A police car is set on fire by far-right protesters in Sunderland Videos posted on social media appeared to show a fire at a city centre police office, which was marked permanently closed on Google Maps and was no longer listed on a police station finder on Northumbria Police’s website. open image in gallery A car was torched during disorder in Sunderland on Friday evening Bridget Phillipson, Labour’s member of parliament for Houghton and Sunderland South, described the events as “shocking” and took aim at participants’ “thuggery”.
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