(AhlulBayt News Agency) - British police arrested eight people Saturday in the central city of Leicester as far-right, anti-Islam protesters clashed with riot officers and hurled bricks and smoke bombs, officials said.
The violence broke out as police tried to keep around 1,000 members of the English Defense League (EDL) away from a rival demonstration by 700 protesters from Unite Against Fascism (UAF), said Leicestershire Police.
Police said one of the arrested men was from the Netherlands.
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