" I think the issue is that while condensing,  had introduced one more element which was not present in the original (anti-Arab riot). You seem to agree that the rest of the stuff is ok. As to calling it a ""riot"" vs ""demonstration"" or ""protests"". It seems to me that ""riot"" is appropriate, and ""protests"" is far too weak. It involved assaulting passers-by and police and resulted in 40+ arrests on charge of ""public disorder, attempted assault of Arab minors, assaulting police officers, and property damage"". The Telegraph described it as a ""rampage"". The social media mentions are just auxillary, describing the atmosphere, not directly describing a riot.    

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