"de gevaarlijkste van alle Blokkers" (De Morgen, 4.4.2003) actualiseer

EDL betoogt

21.03.2010 10.18u - Gisteren betoogde de English Defence League tegen de islamisering, zij waren met zo'n 2000 in Bolton, een voorstad van Manchester. Tegenbetogers van Unite Against Fascism (UAF) waren er ook: zo'n 1500 'antifascisten' die niet hoog oplopen met de vrije meningsuiting (van anderen).
Lees hierna het politieverslag over deze extreem-linkse geweldenaars:
"Today in Bolton we have seen some small evidence of this protest in the form of flag waving and vitriolic name calling - but we have also seen groups of people, predominantly associated with the UAF, engaging in violent confrontation. It is clear to me that a large number have attended today with the sole intention of committing disorder and their actions have been wholly unacceptable. Turning their anger onto police officers they acted with, at times, extreme violence and their actions led to injuries to police officers, protestors and members of the public. The police are not and should not be the target of such violence and anger and this protest and the actions of some of the protestors is roundly condemned by GMP (politie van Machester, fdm) and by Bolton Council. Were it not for the professionalism and bravery of police officers many others would have been seriously injured. I would also like to praise the efforts of the EDL stewards who worked with us in the face of some very ugly confrontations", aldus Assistant Chief Constable Garry Shewan.