UK: Masked protesters storm hotel, mistaking cricket players for asylum seekers

United Kingdom · Rest of Europe region

Single-source report, not yet corroborated. The incident came in the wake of two days of anti-migrant protests and scuffles in Portsmouth, where police clashed with protesters. A coalition of more than 150 civil society organizations condemned the increasing pattern of racist-fueled violence, saying that it should have never been allowed to reach this point.