London: As many as 75% of Muslim women in the United Kingdom fear for their safety after riots erupted in the country over an attack on children in the city of Southport, Sky News reported on Sunday, citing a survey by the Muslim Women’s Network UK charity.
Before the riots only 16% of those surveyed feared for their lives, the report read. About one-fifth of respondents said they had experienced hostile attitudes after the attack, the report added.
In late July, mass protests broke out in many cities in the UK after a 17-year-old teenager attacked children with a knife at a dance studio in Southport. Three children were killed, several more children and two adults were taken to hospital in critical condition.
The protests escalated into clashes with police and riots after rumors that the attacker was a refugee. It later became known that the attacker was born in the UK to migrants from Rwanda. Hundreds of people were detained, dozens of police officers were injured during the riots organized by supporters of far-right groups.
