Pakistan U19 cricketers mistaken for asylum seekers by protesters in UK
- The English cricket board confirms it is reviewing the team’s security for the remainder of the tour.
- Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team has found itself at the centre of an anti-migrant protest in the United Kingdom after a group of masked protesters mistook the players for asylum seekers and gathered outside the team’s hotel.
- Protesters in Portsmouth gathered outside the Marriott on Tuesday night, believing busloads of asylum seekers were being brought to the four-star hotel, only to be told that it was Pakistan’s U-19 cricket team on tour.
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- The English cricket board confirms it is reviewing the team’s security for the remainder of the tour.
- Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team has found itself at the centre of an anti-migrant protest in the United Kingdom after a group of masked protesters mistook the players for asylum seekers and gathered outside the team’s hotel.
- Protesters in Portsmouth gathered outside the Marriott on Tuesday night, believing busloads of asylum seekers were being brought to the four-star hotel, only to be told that it was Pakistan’s U-19 cricket team on tour.
Sources: Al Jazeera