6,000 police at the ready to quell UK riots

Anti-fascism protesters gesture at people who had gathered for the `Enough is Enough` demonstration called by far-right activists in Bristol, UK on August 3, 2024.
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The UK government said on Tuesday that 6,000 specialist police officers were ready to deal with far-right rioting that broke out following the murder of three children, triggering a week of violence.
On Monday, six people were arrested and several police officers injured when they were attacked by rioters hurling bricks and fireworks in Plymouth, southern England.
Officers in Belfast, Northern Ireland, were attacked as rioters attempted to set fire to a shop owned by a foreign national.