Mayor of the North East condemns Sunderland unrest
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Mayor of the North East condemns Sunderland unrest
Mayor of the North East Kim McGuinness describes the unrest in Sunderland on Friday night as "thuggery" and says the people involved "are not the voice" of the city.
Report by Blairm.
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Chief Superintendent Mark Hall from Northumbria Police warns people involved in Friday night’s riots in Sunderland that they will be “met with the full force of the law”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Hundreds of people gathered in Keel Square, Sunderland on Friday evening, many of them draped in England flags. Members of the crowd chanted in support of Tommy Robinson, while others shouted insults about Islam. It comes in the wake of the Southport stabbings in which three young girls were killed earlier this week. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
A church service has been held in Madeira to remember nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar who was stabbed to death in Southport. After the service white balloons were released as mourners shouted “fly high Alice”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Protesters clashed with riot police in cities across the UK on Saturday. People threw rocks and objects at police vans in Liverpool, in Belfast a man tried to break the doors of a hotel using a table. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper warns people taking part in disorder across the UK that those breaking the law "will pay the price", telling them: "Criminal violence and disorder has no place on Britain’s streets." Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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