What the records say
- When
- 1989
- Kind
- Riot
- Coordinates
- 53.68° N, 1.63° W
- Description
- riot
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1989 Dewsbury riot
British Nationalist vs British Asian Muslim race riot
The Dewsbury riot of 1989 was a minor clash between activists of the British National Party (BNP) and local Muslim youths of Pakistani and Indian origin. The police used riot gear in controlling the events.
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- Wikidata: riots, protests, strikes and revoltsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “A riot takes place in Dewsbury”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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