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Riots in UK: More than 700 arrested and 349 charged

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National Police Chiefs' Council says 779 people have been arrested in connection with recent rioting.

Of those, 349 have been charged with violent disorder, the council says.

Thousands of anti-racism protesters march in cities across the UK on Saturday .

Rioters rioted after a false rumour spread that the suspect in the fatal stabbing of three girls in Southport was a Muslim .