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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Jessica Murray, Aina J Khan and Rajeev Syal

‘It feels like people want to fight’: how communal unrest flared in Leicester

Green Lane Road in Leicester.
Green Lane Road in Leicester. Masked Hindu men marched through the majority Muslim area last weekend during the disturbances. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

For decades, Muslim and Hindu communities have lived side by side in east Leicester as friends, colleagues and business partners – but unease among residents has been growing for months.

There have been reports of violent assaults, religious symbols being attacked and antisocial behaviour directed at both mosques and temples in recent weeks, with growing anger fuelled by social media speculation.

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