Nazi thugs on the rampage in Dover

There are some people on Facebook that would seek to normalise these animals. They are incredibly ignorant of history or people that I would not like to encounter on a dark alley

The VERY different faces of fascism in Britain: Steely faced blonde in vintage knitwear joins tattooed skinheads at anti-migrant protest where thugs daubed swastikas in BLOOD amid violent clashes

• Far right and anti-fascist groups clashed at an anti-immigration rally which saw bricks and smoke bombs thrown
  
• Demonstrators from National Front and far-right South East Alliance among those who marched against immigration
  
• Clashed with anti-racism activists, who had organised a counter-demonstration and rally quickly turned into chaos
  
• Prior to demonstration in Dover, two groups clashed at Maidstone service station where coaches were vandalised
  
• Nine people arrested and weapons seized included a lock-knife, knuckle duster, pieces of wood, glass and hammers
  

DailyMail,

30 January, 2016

One is a blood-soaked tattooed skinhead with 'EDL' inked onto his scalp; the other is a steely faced blonde wearing vintage knitwear.

These are the different faces of Britain's fascists - pictured at a violent anti-immigration rally where thugs daubed swastikas on coaches with their blood.

The young woman - one of very few females at the protest in Dover - wore a sticker on her face reading 'FCK ISIS' and 'South Easy Alliance', a group which describes itself as an 'angry, white and proud' street movement.

She stood in stark contrast to the angry middle-aged man, who was pictured bellowing at anti-fascist protesters with blood dripping from his face.

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A far-right protester with a bald head and covered in blood bellows at the anti-fascist demonstrators, as the protests turned ugly in Dover

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A girl from South East Alliance holds a placard accusing left-wing activists of not taking in refugees from war-torn regions 

Dover was turned into a battleground today as Neo-Nazi gangs clashed with anti-fascist protesters and police in riot gear tried desperately to control the scuffles in the streets of the seaside town, which came to resemble a 'war zone'.

Flag waving demonstrators from far-right groups such as the National Front, neo-Nazi organisation Combat 18, Scottish Defence league and South East Alliance marched through the town to protest against the arrival of immigrants.

They clashed with anti-racism activists who had organised a counter-demonstration and the peaceful rally quickly descended into chaos as bricks, glass and pieces of wood were thrown.  

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Far-right groups clashed with anti-fascist demonstrators - pictured is a man with an English Defence League tattoo with the words 'never f****** surrender ever' 

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The young woman (circled) wore a sticker on her face reading 'FCK ISIS' and 'South Easy Alliance' - a group which describes itself as an 'angry, white and proud' street movement

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A swastika was daubed in blood on a coach at Maidstone services, as the two groups came to blows just before 11am today 

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A man launches a punch at a counter protester as scenes turned violent in Dover - which is the gateway to the U

Nine people have been arrested and more than 20 weapons seized, including a lock-knife, knuckle duster, pieces of wood, glass, hammers and bricks.

The city has been the scene of an ongoing standoff between anti-fascists and right-wing groups led by a resurgent National Front.

Prior to the protests in Dover's Market Square, there were reports of an altercation at Maidstone service station just before 11am, where coaches carrying pro-immigration protesters from London came under attack.

Several coaches had their windows smashed and one man was arrested on suspicion of possessing an offensive weapon.

Two coaches had swastikas inked on them in blood following the clash between the rival groups.

Anindya Bhattacharyya, 44, from Whitechapel in east London, who was travelling with the anti-fascist group, said he was away from the coaches and inside the service station when violence erupted.

He told The Guardian: 'The service station staff bolted the doors and through the windows we could see a large group of fascists. They were wearing Combat 18 T-shirts and one had an Enoch Powell T-shirt.

'They attacked one of our coaches and smashed up the windows and one of them came and daubed a swastika in blood on the side of one of the coaches.'

A man who witnessed the scenes at the service station, but wished to remain anonymous, told MailOnline: 'I have never seen anything like that, I thought they were doing something for a film.

'I saw people being stabbed and one person whose face was pinned down to the floor and then cut, and his blood was then used to draw a swastika on a coach.

'There were carrying knives and were stapling "Chelsea headhunters" cards with staple guns onto people they had pinned down to the ground. There were about 50 of the Chelsea lot and around 200 of the anti fascists but I felt sorry for the activists as they didn't deserve that.'

Far-right groups made a speech about 'third world scum', with one speaker claiming Jeremy Corbyn 'hates everything British...and is destroying Britain'.

Before the demonstration the South East Alliance advertised the protest on its Facebook page, saying: 'Remember we are there for a purpose. To highlight certain issues we face. We are not there to have a kick-off with the red scum but we do know they will attack us and we shall defend ourselves without hesitation.'

And following the march the National Front posted on its own Facebook site, saying: 'A big well done and thank you to all white nationalists who attended Dover today to save our country from invasion. Respect to all in attendance.'

The Scottish Defence League wrote on their site: 'Well done to all the SDL and other patriot groups who went to the anti-immigrant, anti-refugee, support our truckers' demonstration in Dover today.'

Shadow secretary of state for international development Diane Abbott is among those who travelled to Dover to join the anti-fascist protest and she addressed the crowd.

She told the cheering audience: 'It's 2016, Time for those racist rocks to go. Mr Cameron, tear down those cliffs.'

Counter-demonstrations included members from Dover Stand Up to Racism (DSUR) and the Kent Anti Racism Network (KARN).

Bridget Chapman, chairman of Kent Anti Racism Network, said: 'We're here today because there's been a big demonstration called by fascists. It's about the fourth time in a year they've had a far-right demonstration

'The people of Dover are sick and tired of their town being used to spread a message of hate. We're here to firmly reject that message of hate.

'We want to very peacefully and responsibly say to the fascists that they are not welcome in our town.'

Duncan Cahill of Hope Not Hate, an anti-racist organisation, told The Guardian: 'What we have today and for the past few months [in Dover] is massive call-outs by just about every Nazi group in the country and everyone involved in anti-fascism has gone down there today for what looks like a massive punch-up.'

A female reporter for LBC who was covering the protest said one far-right demonstrator threatened her, telling her she should be raped and should not be able to have children.

Kent Police described the protest as a 'fast-moving and ongoing incident' and said nine people had been arrested and more than 20 weapons seized.

Weapons included a lock-knife, knuckle duster, pieces of wood, glass, hammers and bricks.

A spokeswoman told MailOnline: 'Extra officers were on duty in the town to allow a march to the Eastern Docks and a separate protest in the town centre to go ahead as planned, while minimising disorder and disruption to the community.

'One person suffered a broken arm and five others sustained minor injuries.'

Three people were arrested during the demonstration itself, while six were arrested following the incident at the service station