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The prime minister has vowed to do “whatever it takes to bring these thugs to justice” as he addressed the nation amid rioting in UK streets.
“I guarantee you will regret taking part in this disorder, either directly or those whipping up this disorder online,” Sir Keir Starmer said in a televised address.
Referring to a violent attack on a hotel in Rotherham thought to have housed migrants, he said: “There is no justification for taking this action.”
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Masked men had launched pieces of wood and let off fire extinguishers at police officers outside the Holiday Inn Express, and some stormed into the hotel.
“People in this country have a right to be safe, and yet we have seen Muslim communities targeted and attacks on mosques,” the prime minister said.
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Sir Keir said Muslims had been targeted along with other minority communities, adding there were “Nazi salutes in the streets”.
The Home Office on Sunday announced mosques will be offered greater protection with new emergency security.
It said mosques at risk of violent targeting can be provided with additional security personnel as part of a rapid security response to boost the work being done by local police.
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