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The Guardian - UK
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Neha Gohil and Diane Taylor

‘We don’t want to feel unsafe in the place we love’: Muslims and asylum seekers fear more far-right protests

Muslim Southport Abdullah Tommy Robinson Hartlepool Police
Police officers and a dog stand near a burning vehicle
A police car burns as officers are deployed on the streets of Hartlepool following a violent far-right protest on Wednesday. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PA

It was about 6pm on Wednesday when faith leaders at the Nasir mosque in Hartlepool were told by police to close its doors due to a protest by far-right activists in the town.

“The police came and said we need to block the gate because there is trouble on the way,” recalled Muhammad Ali Ahmad, general secretary of the mosque.

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