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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: mankie on July 26, 2004, 01:16:00 pm
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...what's up with this in sleepy Peterborough/
Ethnic groups clash at festival
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The groups clashed in May when property was destroyed
A festival organised to promote the diverse cultures of the city of Peterborough ended in violence as Pakistani and Iraqi groups clashed.
The weekend-long festival was set up by the city's Indian community to showcase its culture, music and food.
But police said clashes erupted between groups at the East of England Anand Mela on Saturday and further violence followed in the city on Sunday.
On each occasion gangs of youths were involved in the fighting.
On Saturday police were called to the festival site in the Embankment area at about 2130 BST to find chairs being thrown and fights between about 90 youths.
Pub windows smashed
As officers arrived the groups scattered from the festival towards the city centre where fighting continued.
Extra officers were called in and the fighting eventually petered out.
However, problems flared again on Sunday night in Gladstone Street - an area which saw several nights of fighting between the two communities in May - when about 100 youths fought in the streets.
The trouble started after a group of Iraqis were allegedly thrown out of the Gladstone Arms pub. Some of the pubs windows were smashed before a group of Pakistani youths confronted the Iraqis.
Police officers were quickly at the scene to calm down the situation and there were no arrests.
A police spokesman said one man was injured in the fighting and taken to Peterborough District Hospital.
"Quick and positive police involvement has helped to quickly defuse a situation which could have been much worse," he said.
Organisers of the festival said it attracted a record number of people this year and was a success.
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
...what's up with this in sleepy Peterborough/
Gladstone street is rather racially diverse. Strange to hear about Pakistani's and Iraqi's fighting though. You would think they would get together and gang up on the white folks :p
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Originally posted by mark e smith:
Originally posted by Bollocks:
...what's up with this in sleepy Peterborough/
Gladstone street is rather racially diverse. Strange to hear about Pakistani's and Iraqi's fighting though. You would think they would get together and gang up on the white folks :p [/b]
I hear Peterborough whiteys are pretty whimpy so no challenge for the poor oppressed immigrants....... :p :p
Either that or there's no whites left in Peterborough...
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Originally posted by Bollocks:
I hear Peterborough whiteys are pretty whimpy so no challenge for the poor oppressed immigrants....... :p :p
Either that or there's no whites left in Peterborough...
The former lead to the later.
Shame really as I have never seen a riot and I would love to go looting, just like pretending I had won supermarket sweep.......
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Originally posted by mark e smith:
Originally posted by Bollocks:
I hear Peterborough whiteys are pretty whimpy so no challenge for the poor oppressed immigrants....... :p :p
Either that or there's no whites left in Peterborough...
The former lead to the later.
Shame really as I have never seen a riot and I would love to go looting, just like pretending I had won supermarket sweep....... [/b]
If I went looting in a supermarket at home....I'd go straight to the choccie aisle !!!!!!!
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Talk like that is going to inspire a trip to Arlington.....
Ahh what I wouldnt do fo a biscuit boost right now.
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