Portsmouth protesters mistake Pakistan Under-19 cricket team for asylum seekers
Anti-immigration protesters outside a Portsmouth hotel called off their demonstration after learning the hotel's guests were Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team, not asylum seekers, according to the Guardian.
Anti-immigration protesters gathered outside a hotel in Portsmouth called off their demonstration after discovering that the guests were members of Pakistan's Under-19 cricket team rather than a group of asylum seekers, the Guardian reported.
The gathering followed a larger protest in Portsmouth on Sunday after a boat carrying an estimated 140 asylum seekers arrived at the city's Eastney harbour. A Reform councillor called to the scene said he urged the activists to stand down, according to the report.
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- Protesters outside Portsmouth hotel confuse Pakistan U19 cricket team for asylum seekers — The Guardian — World
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