Kent police warned night before Dover unrest of far-right convergence in nearby village
Police received intelligence that far-right activists had gathered 18 miles away and planned to use the location as a staging ground for action in Dover.
Kent police were alerted the night before far-right agitators blocked roads into Dover that those involved had converged on Preston-next-Wingham, a village 18 miles away, according to emerging details. People in the village of just over 920 residents reported that hundreds of men began arriving on Friday afternoon and effectively "took over" the area.
The intelligence passed to police included reports that far-right activists were heard in a pub boasting about plans to "attack Muslims" in Dover, according to The Guardian.
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- Police were told night before Dover unrest that far-right agitators had converged on village — The Guardian — World
EGazette summarizes reporting from multiple sources; follow the links for the originals.
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