DAR AL HARB - U.K.: MOSLEMS CLASH, FIGHTING FOR CONTROL OF THE MOSQUE

Police calls as mosque rivals clash

POLICE appealed for calm today after a night of violent clashes between rival groups of worshippers at a mosque.

Dozens of officers were called to the Uxbridge area of Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, around 6pm yesterday after reports of serious disorder outside the town's central mosque.

Around 200 people were involved in the clashes, which saw punches thrown and minor injuries sustained during skirmishes between two rival factions that lasted late into the night.

Officers believe a long-standing tussle for control of the mosque lay behind the violence - the second such incident in the town in two years.

Chief Supt Smy, of Staffordshire Police, said: "I am appalled that this is the second time in two years this ongoing dispute within the community has led to violence erupting on the streets of Burton.

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