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Far-right protesters block Portsmouth roads after migrant rescue
Hundreds of far-right protesters blocked roads in Portsmouth following the rescue of approximately 140 migrants from a small boat in the Channel.
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Far-right protesters block Portsmouth roads
- 9d agoPorts denied requests to land 120 rescued migrants from RNLI boats.
- 10d agoPolice officers were injured during the anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth, which were condemned by a UK government minister.
- 10d agoA black-clad Christian vigilante group was reported to have swarmed Portsmouth during the protests.
- 10d agoPolice used batons and pepper spray against far-right protesters during unrest in Portsmouth.
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- Sep 8 · 6:31 PM
Ports denied requests to land 120 rescued migrants from RNLI boats.
- Sep 8 · 6:40 AM
Police officers were injured during the anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth, which were condemned by a UK government minister.
- Sep 8 · 4:30 AM
A black-clad Christian vigilante group was reported to have swarmed Portsmouth during the protests.
- Sep 7 · 7:18 PM
Police used batons and pepper spray against far-right protesters during unrest in Portsmouth.
- Sep 7 · 4:56 PM
Far-right protests also spread to Dover following the migrant rescue in the Channel.
- Sep 7 · 8:02 AM
A UK government minister condemned the far-right protesters in Portsmouth, calling them 'thuggish'.
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- Sep 8 · 6:31 PM
Ports denied requests to land 120 rescued migrants from RNLI boats.
- Sep 8 · 6:40 AM
Police officers were injured during the anti-migrant protests in Portsmouth, which were condemned by a UK government minister.
- Sep 8 · 4:30 AM
A black-clad Christian vigilante group was reported to have swarmed Portsmouth during the protests.
- Sep 7 · 7:18 PM
Police used batons and pepper spray against far-right protesters during unrest in Portsmouth.
- Sep 7 · 4:56 PM
Far-right protests also spread to Dover following the migrant rescue in the Channel.
- Sep 7 · 8:02 AM
A UK government minister condemned the far-right protesters in Portsmouth, calling them 'thuggish'.
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