Six Arrested After Anti-Migrant Protest at Gosport Marina in England
Hundreds gathered in Hampshire after calls from far-right campaigner Daniel Thomas, wrongly believing a small boat carrying asylum seekers was due to arrive there.
Six people have been arrested after an anti-migrant protest at a marina in Gosport, Hampshire, that drew hundreds of demonstrators acting on a mistaken belief that a small boat carrying asylum seekers was about to arrive.
The protest followed calls from far-right campaigner Daniel Thomas, and hundreds of people gathered early Tuesday evening at the Gosport marina with the stated aim of disrupting any disembarkation of asylum seekers there.
In the end, the Border Force vessels carrying the asylum seekers did not land at Gosport, instead arriving at Dover early on Wednesday, meaning the protest gathered around a location the boat was never actually headed toward.
The arrests come amid a broader pattern of demonstrations at UK ports and coastal locations tied to the arrival of small boats carrying asylum seekers, protests that have periodically drawn both anti-migration campaigners and counter-protesters in various parts of the country.
Authorities have not released further details on the charges facing the six people arrested or on what specific offenses were alleged during the Gosport gathering.
Sources
- Six arrested after anti-migrant protest at Gosport marina — The Guardian — World
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