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Far-right delinquents ‘protect statues’ in London with nazi salutes and urine
National Union of Journalists condemns hooligans' violent attacks on the press
Far-right goons gather around the box encasing Winston Churchill's statue in Parliament Square

FAR-RIGHT protesters who descended on the capital at the weekend to “protect statues” were seen giving nazi salutes, attacking journalists and urinating on a memorial. 

Anti-racist groups condemned Saturday’s violence as “actual extremism and thuggery,” countering Tory ministers’ slurs directed at Black Lives Matter (BLM) protesters last week. 

Footage of the protests, attended by 5,000 football hooligans and far-right groups, showed topless white men drinking beer and chanting “England, England” while others attempted to punch police, throw bottles and let off fireworks. 

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