Fresh spate of religious violence rocks Leicester

The UK's East Leicester saw some of its worst religious violence in years on Saturday night when huge mobs of South Asian-origin Muslims faced off against British Indian Hindus.

- Naomi Canton

Missiles were thrown and police officers hit while police dogs had to be drafted in as police lines tried to prevent both sides fighting each other. Although community leaders and the police called for calm, large groups had gathered on Belgrave Road on Sunday night as TOI was going to press and a huge police operation was once again in place.