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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Josh Halliday North of England editor

Southport: ripped apart by loss, and then the far right

A police vehicle burns after being set alight by protesters and the road is covered in debris.
A police vehicle burns after being set alight by protesters. Photograph: Getty Images

After Southport mourned, it burned. Acrid smoke and the sound of fireworks filled the night sky barely an hour after the town had gathered to pay respect to the victims of Monday’s stabbing atrocity.

Young girls, the same age as those who were murdered, stood in sombre silence with their balloons and seaside toys.

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