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20 thugs from the neo-Nazi Britain First (BF) movement tried to
stage a racist protest outside the big East London Mosque in
Whitechapel on Saturday 12th March.
The
racist thugs carried Union Jack flags and carried crosses but quickly found
themselves surrounded by police, who were defending them from angry Muslims who
were leaving the mosque and anti-fascist protesters. It was the second BF
attempt to demonstrate aggressively outside the mosque in a fortnight.
Video
footage showed a volatile stand-off between the racists and locals
with police standing between the two groups.
The
mosque says it is now working with officials to have the group banned from
Tower Hamlets. Despite admitting the day was "carnage", Jayda
Fransen, deputy BF leader, vowed the group would be returning to the mosque in
the near future for yet another protest.
At
one point during the protest the Rev Alan Green, who is Church of England
Borough Chaplain for Tower Hamlets, stood between the two groups appealing for
calm. He denounced Britain First as "un-Christian", echoing a letter
signed by him and other church leaders in Tower Hamlets in February of last
year condemning Britain First following its controversial "Christian
patrol" through Brick Lane.
The
protest ended when the police issued a Section 12 public order preventing
Britain First supporters moving on to nearby Brick Lane for a march. Supporters
were instead escorted out of the area in their vehicles.
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