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Beer barrels and stones thrown at police in Sunderland as UK unrest rolls on

Overturned car set alight and fire extinguishers aimed at police amid face-off with hundreds of demonstrators

Police had beer barrels and stones thrown at them in Sunderland on Friday as they tried to contain several hundred protesters on another night of disorder.

The demonstrators, some of whom wore balaclavas, hurled the objects in a standoff outside a mosque on St Mark’s Road being protected by officers.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Overturned car set alight and fire extinguishers aimed at police amid face-off with hundreds of demonstratorsPolice had beer barrels and stones thrown at them in Sunderland on Friday as they tried to contain several hundred protesters on another night of disorder.The demonstrators, some of whom wore balaclavas, hurled the objects in a standoff outside a mosque on St Mark’s Road being protected by officers. Continue reading…