The English Defense League have organized a march on the Woolwich area of South London.
Do the EDL not realise that by marching through woolwich, they're stopping police from protecting us...?
Joel Weston
@weston_joel
Do the EDL not realise that by marching through woolwich, they're stopping police from protecting us...?
Line of police blocking #Greenwich mosque from #EDL via @ebadurrahman1
Hussain Ahmed
@iamHussainAhmed
Line of police blocking #Greenwich mosque from #EDL via @ebadurrahman1
The EDL are a far-right street protest group that focuses heavily on anti-Islamism and immigration in England.
EDL gathering at pub in woolwich. Riot police on site
Rose Hughes (Gretton
@RoseSkyNews
EDL gathering at pub in woolwich. Riot police on site
EDL gathering in Woolwich tonight
Alistair Bunkall
@AliBunkallSKY
EDL gathering in Woolwich tonight
The protests were brought on by the incredibly violent near-beheading that took place in Woolwich earlier Wednesday afternoon.
More EDL. Some now in balaclavas:
Alistair Bunkall
@AliBunkallSKY
More EDL. Some now in balaclavas:
First bottle thrown, misses police hits photographer. #woolwich #edl
James Banks
@Tweetingbanksy
First bottle thrown, misses police hits photographer. #woolwich #edl
After news broke that the man who was hacked to death was a soldier, killed in what investigators are calling an act of terror possibly motivated by radical Islam, the EDL organized.
Cops look on at EDL display
Brian Whelan
@brianwhelanhack
Cops look on at EDL display
EDL Chanting "whose street, our streets" Police now getting more involved. #woolwich
James Banks
@Tweetingbanksy
EDL Chanting "whose street, our streets" Police now getting more involved. #woolwich
They quickly took to Facebook after the murder, calling on EDL members to stand up to Islam in England.
As EDL members protested on Woolwich, the EDL's Facebook page was calling for people who couldn't reach the town "take a stand" where they live.
Just taken a few comments off the EDL Facebook page. Wow
Matt Denton
@MattDenton96
Just taken a few comments off the EDL Facebook page. Wow
As of Wednesday night, the biggest concern for London law enforcement are EDL members and sympathizers attacking immigrants.
Police at #Woolwich trying to stop EDL members attacking immigrants.
Jamal Osman
@JamalMOsman
Police at #Woolwich trying to stop EDL members attacking immigrants.
Cops surrounding square, Edl milling about spoiling for a fight, helicopter up and scene of terror attack up road
Brian Whelan
@brianwhelanhack
Cops surrounding square, Edl milling about spoiling for a fight, helicopter up and scene of terror attack up road
Londoners tweeting from the protest describe a tense stand off between masked EDL members and law enforcement.
Police seem to have the EDL at arms length. Game of Cat and Mouse here in Woolwich.
James Banks
@Tweetingbanksy
Police seem to have the EDL at arms length. Game of Cat and Mouse here in Woolwich.
Police restore order, Edl still wearing balaclavas but not throwing stones anymore
Brian Whelan
@brianwhelanhack
Police restore order, Edl still wearing balaclavas but not throwing stones anymore
Footage taken of law enforcement rushing protestors in the street.
