One Month After Hull Violence, Mosque Leader Says Community is Just Starting to Feel Safe
Today marks one month since the Hull disorder broke out
Last updated 3rd Sep 2024
One month after the racially aggravated violence in Hull, a mosque leader says people are only now starting to feel safe leaving their homes.
On August 3rd, shops were looted and burned, a hotel housing asylum seekers was attacked, and many were left terrified, locked in their businesses including a garage down Spring Bank.
Zia Salik is the chair of the Hull Mosque and Islamic centre - he said:
“People are feeling quite fearful in terms of being out and about and avoiding walking around at night. There has been police presence at places of worship especially during congregational prayers and large gatherings has provided some reassurance.
“When people was seeing that some justice was taking place it did reassure a lot of people and I think the fact that people were being held accountable for their actions was a deterrent for the action that far right extremist groups were planning.
“I think once the people who incited the violence that’s when we’ll really see justice being done.”