Four men have been arrested after hundreds of people were involved in rioting in Southport on Tuesday, police said.Unrest broke out near the town's mosque leaving 49 Merseyside officers and four from Lancashire injured, as well as three police dogs that were hurt. Three men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, and another on suspicion of Affray and Possession of a bladed article.Merseyside police said garden walls were broken down by protesters who threw the bricks at officers an

Four men have been arrested after hundreds of people were involved in rioting in Southport on Tuesday, police said.Unrest broke out near the town's mosque leaving 49 Merseyside officers and four from Lancashire injured, as well as three police dogs that were hurt. Three men have been arrested on suspicion of violent disorder, and another on suspicion of Affray and Possession of a bladed article.Merseyside police said garden walls were broken down by protesters who threw the bricks at officers and the local mosque. Cars and wheelie bins were set alight, and a convenience store looted.