On August 4, 2024, a significant riot occurred outside the Holiday Inn in Manvers, which housed 200 asylum seekers. This event followed the murder of three young girls in Southport. While many participants initially aimed for a peaceful demonstration, a group sought to violently force out the asylum seekers. South Yorkshire police described the day as dark, as riots escalated, risking lives. Many arrested had no prior racist beliefs but accepted harmful narratives about refugees. Blame was placed indiscriminately on all asylum seekers, indicating a severe community division and unrest.
"Protests were not uncommon outside the Holiday Inn in Manvers near Rotherham, which housed 200 asylum seekers, but there would be something different about Sunday 4 August 2024."
"There was a contingent who had planned to cause harm, to drive out the asylum seekers at any cost, perhaps even to kill them."
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