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Masked protesters block traffic in English town

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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Newswire From a news agency Outcome reported
  • Hundreds of masked people protested in Dover against migrants crossing the English Channel from France.
  • Demonstrators blocked roads leading to the ferry port and shouted “stop the boats.”
  • Traffic resumed around noon, no arrests were reported, and local politicians criticized the protest as intimidating.

Hundreds of masked people demonstrated on Saturday in Dover, southern England, blocking some roads leading to the town’s ferry port, a key link between England and France.

The protesters were demonstrating against migrants crossing the English Channel from France, according to AFP. Wearing black clothing and balaclavas, they shouted “stop the boats,” BBC reported, referring to asylum seekers arriving on England’s southern coast.

Stop the boats.

· ProtestersThe masked demonstrators used the slogan during their protest against migrants crossing the English Channel.

A British government spokesperson condemned the demonstration, saying, “The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but we condemn the behavior in Dover and the disruption it has caused to traffic.”

Dover’s ferry port told AFP that traffic was moving freely again at about noon. Local police said no one had been arrested, although several Dover politicians criticized the demonstration as intimidating.

The right to peaceful protest is fundamental to our democracy, but we condemn the behavior in Dover and the disruption it has caused to traffic.

· British government spokespersonThe government responded to the demonstration and the traffic disruption it caused.
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