POLICE AND members of the English Defence League clashed on Grays High Street this afternoon after a Muslim stall was upturned and threats were made to burn a copy of the Koran.
Member of the EDL and United against Fascism (UAF) had gathered near to Grays Railway Station around lunchtime today (Saturday).
Both groups clashed at Grays Railway Station where the EDL attempted to get the UAF supporters back on the trains.
A number of EDL walked down the High Street where they saw a stall run by the Ahmadyya Association.
According to chairperson Basharad Ahamd Pir: “They scattered all our books and turned the stall over. One of them then got a lighter out and held the Koran and demanded that we burn it.
“It was very frightening but we remained calm. We are here to preach peace and love and will be back next week”.
Mr Pir thanked the local MP’s Jackie Doyle Price and Stephen Metcalfe who were manning a “No to AV” stall around the corner.
On police arrival, Ms Doyle Price pointed them to where the EDL were protesting.
Both MPs roundly condemned the activities and met with the stallholders afterwards to ensure they were alright.
Essex Police confirmed that they had been called to a number of incidents.
A spokesperson said: “We were called to Grays railway station after reports that members of the EDL had gathered there.
“We kept them under close observation near the area. There were no arrests.”
Your Thurrock
Turning over a stall manned by a few older Muslims spreading a tolerant message.
ReplyDeleteThe EDL are soooo hard.
It was HOPE not hate - no UAF at all in Grays today. EDL were Colchester, Berkshire and Essex divisions.
ReplyDeleteDespite the EDL blocking the station about 60 HOPE not hate activists made it to Grays to put out 10,000 newspapers today.
Fuckin' racist cowards.
ReplyDeleteThe BNP have collapsed in Thurrock (no street activism)and the EDL are trying to fill the vacuum.
ReplyDeleteWe are here to preach peace
ReplyDeletePMSL
spreading a tolerant message
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So the 'definitely not racist' EDL are now targeting amti-racist groups?
ReplyDeleteQuelle surprise.
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ReplyDeleteSo the 'definitely not racist' EDL are now targeting amti-racist groups?
Quelle surprise.
It's not just anti-racist groups. Their actions are clearly that of Hitlers' Stormtroopers in the 1930s, destroying anything that comes between them, their warped ideology and blatant scapegoating. They will target seek and attempt to annihilate aything they oppose, which is why the label of Nazi fascist is getting clearer and clearer by the week on these subhumans' profiles.
Doing something positive for England is something else the EDL know not how to do...
Gather they were out in Halifax as well.
ReplyDeleteBut who are this Muslim Defence League then?? My school maths lessons come to mind here....add a negative to another negative and you still get a negative.
One big negative in fact.
The EDL were in Halifax also trying to disrupt anti-BNP campaigning. Foy=urteen arrests according to the West Yorkshire Police.
ReplyDeleteThe MDL is a group that started out with Musim youths who would try to protect the property of Muslims and Asians during these EDL protests. Slowsly it's growing and has many non-Muslim emmbers now as well. They mainly work towards exposing the EDL and counter demonstrating
ReplyDeleteThe EDL in Grays were singing BNP Wank Wank Wank BNP Wank Wank Wank.
ReplyDeleteI reckon they were looking to sort the BNP out in a prearranged rumble but the BNP failed to turn up.