Social media users posted videos of a large crowd walking towards the Durga Bhavan Hindu Center on Spawn Lane. Many were heard shouting “Allahu Akbar” or similar phrases.
Mantra of: “Takbir. Allah Akbar” can be heard.
— Wasiq Wasik (@WasiqUK) September 20, 2022
Some demonstrators were seen putting up fences as law enforcement officers worked to achieve peace.
Some are even climbing walls in the clear view of law enforcement: pic.twitter.com/AXW7SfWGEs
— Wasiq Wasik (@WasiqUK) September 20, 2022
Clashes started after India-Pakistan match
Hindu and Muslim groups clashed last weekend in what police described as “serious disturbances” and “substantial aggression” in the wake of the India-Pakistan Asia Cup cricket match in Dubai in late August.
arrests have been made
Following this, the Indian High Commission in London made a strong statement condemning the violence against the Indian community and requested protection for those affected.
So far 47 people have been detained for their alleged involvement in the riots in Leicester.
Leaders of Hindu and Muslim communities met on the steps of a mosque in Leicester on Tuesday morning and issued a joint statement calling for love, peace and tranquility. In addition, he called for an immediate end to the “provocation and violence”.
