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Source: China News Service

British police said on August 2:Additional police forces will be urgently deployed across the country to deal with the continued violent unrest sparked by recent knife attacks.

On July 29, a knife attack occurred in Southport, northwest England.A 17-year-old man broke into a children's dance class with a knife and committed murder, killing three children aged between 6 and 9 and injuring at least eight people, including five children and two adults who were seriously injured.British police said the suspect will be charged with more than a dozen crimes including murder, and that the violence has nothing to do with terrorism.

The incident shocked British society.Hundreds of people took to the streets to protest, and they clashed violently with the police who came to maintain order. The protesters threw Molotov cocktails and bricks at the police.According to British media reports,39 police officers were injured in the clashes.Of these, 27 were taken to hospital and 12 were released after receiving treatment.

The protests soon spread to the British capital.On the evening of July 31, thousands of protesters clashed violently with police near the Prime Minister's residence in central London, and more than 100 protesters were arrested.

British Prime Minister Starmer condemned the violence and said protesters were "exploiting" social grief to create unrest.

In response to the ongoing unrest,The British government has launched a national violent riot prevention plan.Gather police forces from across the country to curb the wave of demonstrations."This is not a protest, this is not legal. This is a crime, this is a riot, this is an attack on the rule of law and the administration of justice," Starmer said.

According to British media reports, this weekend (August 3-4), there will be many demonstrations and protests across the UK. British police said that they will increase police force on the streets across the country to prevent any violence.

According to Reuters and AFP reports, on August 2, local time,Attacks on police and arson occurred in the northeastern English city of Sunderland.Local police said:The incident resulted in three police officers being injured and eight others being arrested.

According to media reports,Anti-immigrant protesters threw stones at police in riot gear in the city of Sunderland before overturning vehicles, setting a car on fire and setting fire near a police station.

This is the latest violent incident in the country since a knife attack in Southport, northwest England on July 29 killed three children.