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What's behind the violent protests in the UK?

Violent ant-immigration protests have flared up across the UK, after three young girls were fatally stabbed in a town in England.

The United Kingdom is experiencing almost a week of violent disorder after three girls were fatally stabbed in the town of Southport, in England. The subsequent unrest in towns and cities has been fuelled by misinformation online, the far-right and anti-immigration sentiment. How did the UK get to this point?

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Presenter: Audrey Brown
Producer: Sunita Nahar, Bella Hassan, Frenny Jowi and Rob Wilson
Technical Producer: Chris Ablakwa
Senior Journalist: Karnie Sharp
Editors: Andre Lombard and Alice Muthengi

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