Thugs set a car on fire, launched attacks towards police officers and vehicles as well as well as taking aim at the Masjid e Anwaar e Madinaa mosque in a night of violence in the North East.
Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, Bebe King, six, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport on Monday (JUL 29).
Axel Rudakubana, 17, appeared at Liverpool Crown Court yesterday (Tuesday) where a judge ruled his identity could be made public.
He has been charged with three counts of murder, 10 counts of attempted murder and possession of a bladed article.
The teenager was born in Cardiff, but false information about his immigration status spread on social media.
Riots followed the tragedies in the town in which 53 police officers were injured and eight were treated in hospital suffering from serious injuries. Three police dogs were also injured. Here’s 17 SHOCK images from the scenes in Sunderland city centre.

5. A wooden post is removed by police as violence erupts
Scenes of unrest as protesters gather at Millfield Mosque in Sunderland this evening (FRI), which follows on from rioting in Hartlepool earlier this week after the Southport stabbing tragedy. | North News & Pictures Ltd nort

6. Police are confronted in the protest
Scenes of unrest as protesters gather at Millfield Mosque in Sunderland this evening (FRI), which follows on from rioting in Hartlepool earlier this week after the Southport stabbing tragedy. | North News & Pictures Ltd nort

7. Protests continue
Scenes of unrest as protesters gather at Millfield Mosque in Sunderland this evening (FRI), which follows on from rioting in Hartlepool earlier this week after the Southport stabbing tragedy. | North News & Pictures Ltd nort

8. A hooded yob is led away by police
A man wearing a balaclava is arrested by police as security is tightened ahead of a planned protest in Sunderland this evening (FRI), which follows on from rioting in Hartlepool earlier this week after the Southport stabbing tragedy. | North News & Pictures Ltd nort