Britain is on red alert ahead of 15 far-right protests this weekend – as police release images of suspects they are trying to track down in previous riots.
More demonstrations are expected following a wave of violent riots sparked by fake News online claiming that the teenager who allegedly stabbed three girls to death was a Muslim asylum seeker.
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Trouble exploded in Southport, Merseyside – with thugs attacking a mosque close to where Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, were attacked during a dance class.
Fifty-three police officers were injured when thieves threw bricks and torched vehicles in several hours of chaos.
Further protests followed in central London, where 100 people were arrested, and in Hartlepool, where an 11-year-old boy was detained on suspicion of arson after a police vehicle was set on fire.
Manchester police have released images of 11 men and women they want to question after riot police were attacked with bottles by masked thugs outside a hotel housing asylum seekers in the suburb of Newton Heath.
The Hampshire force, meanwhile, has circulated photos of seven men they are searching for after a “mafia-like” demonstration of 200 people outside another migrant hotel in Aldershot turned violent.
Extremists are believed to be using TikTok and messaging service Telegram to organize protests over the weekend in Liverpool, Sunderland, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Southport and Bristol.
Others are expected in Nottingham, where two are planned, as well as in Cardiff, High Wycombe in Bucks and Belfast.
A riot-fighting plan was revealed by the Home Office last night – with a further 70 prosecutors ready to charge offenders on the spot.
And the National Police Chiefs’ Council has detailed an operational strategy – setting out clear priorities for resolving protest-related disorder.
Home Secretary Lord Hanson warned: “To anyone organizing this, we will be watching you. Be prepared to face the full force of the law over this criminal activity.”
Experts will examine the footage as officers in police helicopters film rally attendees to record any evidence of criminality.
And police cars equipped with automatic number plate recognition technology will also be used to examine vehicles near protest hotspots.
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Lord Walney, the government’s adviser on violence and political disruption, said of the disorder: “Some far-right actors have enjoyed this and are trying to provoke something similar in towns and cities across the UK.”
Chief Constable Gavin Stephens, chairman of the National Police Chiefs’ Council, said: “Forces are working together at local, regional and national levels to gather and share information and to ensure we are ready to tackle any violent disorder that may arise. may arise. ”
Assistant Chief Constable of Merseyside Police, Jenny Sims, added: “Anyone who intends to cause future damage and harm to our communities will be dealt with robustly.”
Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram demanded ministers “do something about social media”.
He said it was used to “incite lies” about the alleged perpetrator of the Southport stabbings, which “fueled some of the disorder we saw on the streets”.
Zara Mohammed, from the Muslim Council of Britain, said hundreds of mosques across the country will step up their safety and security measures this weekend.
It came as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer returned to Southport yesterday to thank emergency services and hospital staff for their response to stabbings in the riot.
Axel Rudakubana, 17, born in Cardiff and resident in Lancashire, was remanded in youth custody charged with three counts of murder, ten counts of attempted murder and one count of possession of a bladed article.
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