Mob of 200 youths pelt police with bricks and smash up shops 'in anger at on-going sex grooming trial'
Takeaways were targeted in an evening of disorder understood to be linked to the on-going trial of a suspected grooming gang at Liverpool Crown Court.
A mob of around 200 youths congregated in the centre of the Heywood area of Rochdale, Greater Manchester, last night as trouble began.
Zeeshan Khokhar, 23, owner of Bits n Pizza, a take-away on Market Street, said he was verbally abused, though his shop was not damaged.
Mr Khokhar said 'white friends' came to his shop to protect him as trouble began brewing.
He said: 'It started about 4pm, kids banging on windows. They were shouting, "Why are you still open you dirty b*******?".
'The police came and told us to shut up shop. We are just doing business.
'Our white friends, they came here and they are protecting us and customers were standing outside our door.
'They said we have just come to keep an eye on you.
The EDL in action.
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