UK knife attack: Fires burn on Southport streets as anti-Muslim protesters clash with police

A large crowd of anti-Muslim protesters clashed with police on Tuesday (July 30) in a northern English town where three girls were stabbed to death and five other children critically wounded during an attack on a Taylor Swift-themed event on Monday. The horrific stabbing incident in Southport, a quiet seaside town north of Liverpool, has shocked the nation. Police have said it was not linked to terrorism and that the suspect was born in the UK. Police said protesters were supporters of the English Defence League, which has previously staged often violent demonstrations against Islam