Oh look, the EDL being peaceful again!

[Lozzer]

Missiles thrown during Bradford EDL demonstration

EDL demonstrators were penned in at the city's Urban Gardens by hundreds of police
Bottles, stones and a smoke bomb were thrown during demonstrations by a right-wing campaign group and their opponents in Bradford.

Trouble flared at the city's Urban Gardens where about 700 English Defence League (EDL) supporters had gathered.

They were being penned in by hundreds of police as a separate group of about 250 from Unite Against Fascism (UAF) assembled for a rival protest nearby.

Police said there were no reports of injuries. Five people were arrested.

A West Yorkshire Police spokesman said: "Missiles have been thrown in the area around the Bradford Urban Gardens.

"However, this has now been contained and police are utilising their resources to manage the current situation."

A short time later, a force spokesman said: "Police are now working to ensure protesters leave the city as soon as possible."

High-profile patrols would continue, he added.

Mounted police
Officers had earlier erected a temporary barricade around Urban Gardens.

EDL supporters began throwing bottles, cans and stones over the barricade towards opponents gathered opposite Urban Gardens, shortly after 1400 BST.

A smoke bomb was also thrown over the temporary 8ft-high wall separating the two groups, landing on the ground and exploding by uniformed police officers.

For public safety, mounted police pushed people away from Urban Gardens down Market Street, while other officers forced EDL members away from the barricade into the centre of the gardens.

Earlier this month, Home Secretary Theresa May authorised a blanket ban on marches in Bradford, but this did not prevent "static" demonstrations.

The EDL's Bradford rally was smaller than one held in neighbouring Leeds last October, which attracted about 900 supporters and 1,500 UAF opponents.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-br ... e-11121005

[AnInconvenientScotsman]

There was an Arab Muslim supporting the EDL there. He was shepherded away from the main group by the police before unfolding a Glasgow Rangers flag and moaning about immigrants.