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Rotherham: EDL rally over abuse descends into battle against National Front
Arrests made as racist exploitation of tragic scandal backfires
A racist rally designed to exploit Rotherham’s child sex abuse scandal collapsed into chaos on Saturday as the drunk yobs fought each other.
Police arrested 12 men and women as the English Defence League (EDL) descended on the town in a bid to divide the community.
Two men and a woman were detained on suspicion of causing racially and religiously aggravated fear alarm and distress.
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