Religious violence in different parts of world could spark clashes in UK, experts warn after Leicester riots

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Religious and ethnic violence in different parts of the world could increasingly spread to UK towns and cities, experts have warned after Hindu-Muslim clashes in India were blamed for sparking riots in Leicester. Experts in hate and religious crimes say the disorder in the East Midlands city may represent a new challenge to social cohesion across Britain: how to prevent sectarian trouble in other countries seeping into diverse neighbourhoods here in an increasingly inter-connected world. Now, experts in hate studies and community cohesion at Leicester’s two universities have said the events may be a canary-in-a-coalmine style warning for other towns and cities that international political turbulance can impact their neighbourhoods. In an inter-connected world, global events will expose and exacerbate local tensions.” He added that this was not just a challenge for Leicester but everywhere that different communities co-existed.