British Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned violence that erupted during protests Saturday in London as “racist thuggery,” after run-ins between reported right-wing protesters and police were posted on social media
Black Lives Matter movement organizers had moved a planned Saturday protest up a day out of fears of
with the rightwing groups, though anti-racism protesters reportedly held peaceful demonstrations Saturday at Hyde Park and Marble Arch.The protesters claimed to have shown up Saturday to defend symbols of British heritage like statues, but were widely after one demonstrator was photographed urinating next to a memorial to PC Keith Palmer, an officer who died in the Westminster Bridge terrorist attack in 2017.Statues of British historical figures with problematic pasts have become a contentious issue as anti-racism protesters in recent weeks left graffiti on statues and even
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