Right-Wingers and Islamofascists Clash in Birmingham City Centre

Gramfan alerted us to the following.  It seems the Brits are waking up and getting a little miffed at all that 7th century BS:

Police arrest 30 after violent street clashes between anti-fascists and right-wing ‘English Defence League’ protesters in Birmingham
By Daily Mail Reporter

Officers were trying today to identify more people involved in violent scenes at a right-wing protest which resulted in dozens of arrests.

More than 30 people were arrested in Birmingham city centre yesterday when anti-fascist campaigners fought with supporters of a rally against Islamic fundamentalism by The English Defence League (EDL).

As shoppers looked on, gangs of men and youths hurled bottles at one another and pelted riot police with bricks in the New Street area of the city, close to the main train station.

The disorder – which followed similar violent scenes at an EDL protest last month – involved around 200 people and spilled on to the adjoining Bennetts Hill, a street lined with a number of pubs popular with shoppers.West Midlands Police said a group of more than 20 men were arrested on a bus in Digbeth High Street.Later a ‘significant’ number of people were also detained from buses that left the Bennetts Hill area.

They were taken into custody at stations across the city.Detective Chief Inspector Sue Southern said: ‘Officers acted quickly and robustly to quell pockets of disorder caused by several groups of 20 to 30 men.

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