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Police unit in England to monitor online signs of anti-migrant disorder

Media | The Guardian · Josh Halliday North of England editor · last updated

Intelligence team could track social media and flag early signs of civil unrest in response to renewed demonstrations

A national police unit will monitor social media for signs of anti-migrant disorder amid fears of a repeat of last summer’s riots across England.

Detectives from across the country will flag up the early signs of civil unrest under a beefed-up National Police Coordination Centre (NPoCC) in Westminster.

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