British PM Ensures Police Readiness To Handle Anti-Muslim And Anti-immigrant Riots

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JAKARTA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has confirmed police readiness to deal with anti-Muslim and anti-immigrant riots in the coming days.

Riots in several big and small cities followed the killing of three children in Taylor Swift-themed dance classes in Southport. Riots caused by hoaxes about the suspect in the murder of a boy is an Islamic migrant.

Riots have expanded, with rioters targeting mosques and destroying hotel windows housing asylum seekers from Africa and the Middle East, shouting "get them out", which was the first widespread outbreak of violence in the UK for 13 years.

An online message said immigration centers and law firms assisting migrants would be targeted on Wednesday, August 7 prompting anti-fascist groups to say they would oppose any demonstrations.

Speaking after an emergency meeting with ministers and police chiefs on Tuesday, Starmer said police would be ready to tackle further chaos.

"Our first job is to make sure our community is safe," he said.

"They will be safe. We are doing everything we can to ensure that when a police response is needed, it already exists, and when support is needed for certain places, it already exists," he continued.

He said the fact that protests were held in several locations made this difficult, but Starmer had received the assurance he needed, the police could cope with any chaos.

The government has increased the prison capacity to address the many arrests made during the unrest, which has prompted more and more countries to warn their citizens of the dangers of traveling in the UK.

Starmer said more than 400 people were arrested, 100 of whom have been charged. British PM said the sentence would begin soon.

"Anyone who engages himself in this interference will feel the power of the law completely," he said.

Three people will be sentenced Wednesday to Liverpool, northwest of England, after pleading guilty to violent chaos, the Public Prosecutor said.

The Justice Department, which will release some detainees early in an effort to combat the prison density crisis, said nearly 600 prisons had been secured to accommodate those involved in the violence.