Thetford residents remain on edge after days of ‘mob rule’ over asylum plans

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Tensions remain high in Thetford, UK, following days of unrest due to community opposition against plans to house asylum seekers. Residents report disorder including property damage as officials face criticism for lack of engagement.

People voice frustration with officials’ failure to engage with community over placement of asylum seekers in area A smashed window pane and some broken eggshells on a footpath were some of the tell-tale signs of events that took place this week on a residential street at the edge of Thetford. On Friday afternoon it was not hard to find local people with a sense of foreboding after the latest disorder in the Norfolk market town which has seen crowds attempt to break into properties believed to be housing asylum seekers. Continue reading...