Southport Knife Attack: Riot Police Deployed As Large Crowd Gathers Outside Mosque

A large crowd has gathered outside a mosque in Southport as tensions run high in the town following the knife attack.

Police riot vans and officers are standing guard outside the building, amid chants of “No surrender!” and “English till I die!” from sections of the crowd.

Hundreds of youths and men and a large police presence remain on the streets surrounding Hart Street, where the attack took place