11 November 2010
Muslims clashed with police after burning a large poppy in protest at Britain’s wars in Iraq and Afghanistan which was timed to coincide with Armistice Day’s two-minute silence.
About 35 Islamic protesters, dressed in dark clothes and with many masking their faces, carried banners and chanted slogans such as “British soldiers: terrorists”. The group confronted police officers and briefly fought with them, leaving one officer with a head injury requiring hospital treatment, and three arrests were made.
Around 50 counter demonstrators from the far-right English Defence League gathered nearby but officers kept the two sides apart.
