Four arrested after 54 police officers injured in Southport riots

Four arrested after 54 police officers injured in Southport riots

Arrests come after far right staged violent protests following deaths of three children in knife attack on Monday

More than 50 police officers were injured and four men arrested after far-right riots in Southport, which broke out as the town reeled from a knife attack that killed three children.

The Merseyside chief constable, Serena Kennedy, said the four were arrested in connection with riots in which 54 police officers were injured, including 49 from Merseyside police and four from Lancashire. Three police dogs, Zoe, Ike and Quga, were also hurt.

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