UK riots have Malaysians there on edge


On a watch: Police officers standing guard as counter-protesters push against the police cordon on the day of a protest against illegal immigration in Bolton, Britain. — Reuters

PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian community in the United Kingdom has been gripped with fear and anxiety in the midst of the riots there.

Rahmah Ghazali, who lives in Sheffield, said the place has always been a multicultural city, known as the City of Sanctuary as it houses thousands of asylum seekers and immigrants.

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