Posted on 10/02/2006 1:03:08 PM PDT by Republicain
A teenager was stabbed when hundreds of people became involved in a battle on the streets of Preston. Trouble centred on the Jamea Masjid mosque in Clarendon Street, Avenham, for more than four hours last night (Sunday) and led to a massive policing operation.
Preston's police chief said the problems were triggered by local youths throwing stones at cars belonging to people attending the mosque.
This sparked a response from around 200 people inside the mosque who came out to defend those under attack.
It resulted in one 16-year-old Asian youth being stabbed in the arm, but ambulance crews were turned back as the police felt it was too dangerous for them to enter the scene.
Fighting continued into the early hours and led to police requiring back-up from officers as far away as Lancaster and Burnley.
Chief Supt Mike Barton, divisional commander for the area, said more than 100 officers were deployed and he was treating the incident as race-related.
He said: "Some people I spoke to at the mosque insisted it wasn't racial but I think some people at the mosque believe it was.
"Until we actually find the offenders and speak to them, and because some people believe it to be racial, then that's how we'll treat it."
Insp Simon Hayes, force incident manager for Lancashire Police, described the incident as "community tension" with youths on the streets in a "confrontational mood".
He said: "As a result of that, there was a high-level policing operation to reassure the public and disperse these groups.
"There was no major disorder or serious incident."
Ilyas Desail, of the Jamea mosque on Clarendon Street, said: "It is not a mosque issue, it is a community issue.
"It is the month of Ramadan and that is the only reason the mosque has been brought into this.
"We are all upset by this, everyone is upset. No one is going to be happy with the tarnishing of such great efforts we have made in Preston in the past 40 years."
A mother-of-three, 33, from Clarendon Street, said: "It's getting ridiculous and for the past two nights there's been fighting."
"LOL! Nice grill!"
Kinda looks like a 1953 Buick! : )
Interesting that they should parrot the quote from the N.T. about Nazareth.
You're younger than I am, but I have to tell you that the Victoria & Albert museum in London is currently having a retrospective on '60s & '70s British fashion - with wonderful clothes and photographs of Marianne Faithful, Julie Christie, Terence Stamp, Twiggy, the Rolling Stones et al. Enthralling!
hows that for government intrusion?
A lot of the 60s fashions are coming back in style.
Back when I was a mere toddler with that short Twiggy style haircut.
I'm embarrassed to admit that I didn't know that. (Oh, we over-the-hill Catholics never read the bible!)
I don't think they were complaining during the Lend/Lease program in WWII.
Any fool with a bit of money can put up such billboards, but I doubt that reflects the views of the majority of the British people.
Re: Yr tag. - And you really got me riled.
My tag - RAF. Heli driver (GDP for those who know what that is) 15 yrs. Malaya, Borneo, Cyprus, Northern Ireland, Germany, Dofar and another 15 yrs as a contract officer for a ME government. Its been my life. Get off our way of building a nation - we have been doing it for hunderds of years - and don't get me started on how you guys are trying to do it right now. I have been there and done that - and it worked. Dont' knock Empire - grow to like it 'cause that is what you are trying to do. Read the playbooks - its History.
Well, you all have managed to put the first smile on my face. Thank you.
I've been very upset about what happened in that little Amish schoolhouse today.
It was just a little good-natured ribbing amongst civilized (or is it 'civilised'?) friends. I hadn't read the out-of-hand flame war before posting it, and I meant no offense.
And yes, Americans in general, are getting way too fat...especially down here in the Southeast. Diabetic care is a booming business around here, what with all the fried food and massive quantities of sugar in everything.
P.S. I'm not an isolationist. That's almost like calling me a Buchannonite, and that gets my fists ready for action. *Spit* (Kidding)
I knew Lesley Hornsby.. when she was just that...Give me call when you are next over. 07759852946.
"I knew nothing about this, despite living in the UK and watching the news. I only found out about it here on FR. Had you heard of this disturbance before this or did you do a search of the BBC only after hearing about it on FR?"
It was mentioned on sky news this morning. I haven't watched bbc news today. IIRC, the story was linked from the BBC news homepage at one point, it is 24 hours old by now though. Despite the rather lurid headline that the local paper chose to give the story, it doesn't seem like a particularly major incident all in all.
Fair do's, as we say in Lancashire...
I have worked with, and for, US folks for many years. In the military and now outside of it. There are blood ties going back beyond my Father's time (WW2) and a lot of history here.
I once did a small thing - paid for US guy's parking charge in Oxford years ago 'cause he didn't have the change to work the machine and I wanted to do a 'friend' a favour (not 'favor' :-)) Didn't know him and his family from Adam, but he was an American and that was fine by me. He had the grace to thank me. I never bothered to expain why I wanted to do it.
Its not difficult for most of us.
And I did have a very hot young man working at a shop try to chat me up while I was over there back in May.
But I'm married, so I had to leave. ;)
BTW, thank you for your service to your country. It amounts to a service to all of civilisation (spelled British-style as a courtesy to you). I try to thank all veterans, whether their service was in peace or war. We have all been a plank in the fence that protects the civilized world from barbarians.
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I'm not surprised by this. The Mother Country has a fondness of outrageous pranks, but more often than not, they have become out of control these days.
Lesley Hornsby - Twiggy, right? What was the name of her famous agent - Justin something or other?
Great story! I have told my children many times, "Jealously is perhaps the most powerful emotion". I would venture to say that those U.S. citizens who have traveled greatly have experienced it in many ways. (This is not to overlook the obnoxious Americans I've seen overseas - truly an embarrassment!)
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