Southport, UK - July 31, 2024

Police officers have been injured in disorder outside a Southport mosque - with the chaos erupting in the wake of a knife attack that left three girls dead in the Merseyside town.

A crowd of men, many wearing masks and hoodies, were embroiled in a running battle with officers outside the mosque on Tuesday evening - with chants of English til I die heard before the violence broke out.

Police have said they believe the men are part of the far-right English Defence League.

North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) declared a major incident as it responded to the disorder.

It said a high number of resources, including 10 ambulances, on-call doctors and a hazardous area response team attended the scene.

Some 39 police officers were treated and 27 of those were taken to hospital, it added.

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