'Hope not hate' - the message calling for peace during the Southport riots
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere were tense and violent scenes in Southport last night as protesters took to the streets following a brutal knife attack on Monday.
Vans were set alight and wheelie bins hurled at police officers in the hours after the town peacefully came together to remember the three young girls who tragically lost their lives.
But among the chaos, one powerful picture makes a huge statement. One woman earnestly holds up a sign reading: "One race - human.
Hope not hate. Racism not welcome here." READ MORE: Riot police subjected to relentless and 'sickening' attack with vans set alight in night of chaos in Southport Protests were sparked after rumours circulated online about the racial heritage of the 17-year-old boy who has been arrested over the attack.
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