Heartbroken faith leaders have united to call for an end to the rioting that has rocked Leicester.
A recent T20 cricket match is believed to have reignited historic tensions that fuelled violence between sections of the city’s Muslim and Hindu communities over the weekend.
And many fear the unrest – in which 25 police officers have been injured – has been hijacked by racists and extremists hoping to undermine Leicester’s status as “a beacon of diversity”.