Far-right and English Defence League "thugs" took over their streets of Southport last night leaving residents horrified. Just a day after the community was rocked by a mass shooting at a Taylor Swift dance camp that killed three children, rioters set fire to vehicles and tore down walls to throw bricks at police officers.
In shocking scenes, which have been circulating online, one man can be seen squaring up to officers before being hit in the head with a brick.
Another rioter, wearing a full grey polo tracksuit, in then wacked right in the testicles by a an object which was aimed at a line of cops.
He can be seen wincing in pain and doubling over as he attempts to recover from the blow.The man can be seen gingerly hobbling away from the police line that he had, only moments before, been aggressively approaching, reports the Mirror.In hours of battle with police, the rioters injured a 39 officers and triggered a major Incident for the Ambulance Service.
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