Why Were These Protesters Allowed To Close London Streets?

[anotheoldgit]

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/743825/1000-Muslims-close-London-streets-chant-Allahu-Akbar-demand-Islamic-caliphate

It is a pity they do not take to the streets when their own kind kill innocent people in their terrorist attacks.

Why was there no opposition to their protest by Far-Right groups or even the police?

It even seems that the Express readers are not allowed to voice their opinions.

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[ToraToraTora]

where are those water cannons?

[Mamyalynne]

No one should be allowed to block a street without first gaining the correct permissions.

[ichkeria]

They should not be allowed to, but this looks like a crowd who broke off from another demo and happened to block the way, as sometimes unfortunately happens.
That will explain why there were no counter-demos.
I wonder if the Express is kicking itself for missing the action in its own back yard though: looks like, oddly, the US website Breitbart just happened to be on hand :-)
"Breitbart also reported that Haitham al-Hadad, a Saudi-trained Salafist Muslim, congratulated the crowd on amassing so quickly and in such large numbers saying ....."

[naomi24]

Now you're being silly, aog. Muslims don't cause problems in the west.

[ichkeria]

I wasn't there (was anyone?) but the large crowds in that link are presumably those who were at the Aleppo protest. The film with the fanatic ranting looks like it was taken on someone's phone, and I am not saying there WEREN'T "1,000 people blocking the roads" at that point but it doesn't really look like it.

Did I say Fake News? Not me :-)

[Gromit]

The Islamist fanatics realise their dream of a caliphate is in tatters because they are defeated in Syria.

A protest outside an empty embassy just about sums up the pathetic mob.

I am not in the slightest bit bothered that they closed one side of Belgravia Square for an hour. It is a one way street and traffic can easily be diverted.

The protest appears to have been peaceful, no one was killed, and we have a democratic right to protest, that rightly trumps a traffic management issue.

[mushroom25]

//that rightly trumps a traffic management issue.//

in my experience, the authorities that control this aren't that bothered. a company I work with often delivers equipment to building sites from low loaders parked on the highway, either partly or wholly blocking it for lengthy periods, without the requisite road closure licence. they do this because they know it's unlikely anyone will challenge them, but on the (approx.) 1 in 35 time that they are challenged, they just pay the fine because it costs them less than applying for a licence.

[ichkeria]

Well as a matter of fact, and despite what some people might think, it DOES concern me that people like this are ranting and raving in London, or anywhere else.
But the Aleppo demo was not "fanatics" - it was people protesting, admittedly rather pointlessly now - about genocide. Sadly it looked like some peddlers of hate muscled in, but isn't that often the way.
http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/hundreds-gather-london-condemn-inhumanity-aleppo-401671229

[anotheoldgit]

naomi24

/// Now you're being silly, aog. Muslims don't cause problems in the west. ///

Yes I must be, anyone can see that these are only a small number of the 'minority of extremists' that we hear so much about.

[sp1814]

AOG

Do you know the reason why the Express have to regularly suspend comments on certain stories?

I have a theory...