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Hundreds of police are lining the streets in anticipation of trouble at planned protest marches in Liverpool, London and Birmingham.

Bewildered tourists stopped around the capital as officers with riot gear lined the roads.

A counter protest by anti-fascists groups led to scuffles with EDL supporters in Trafalgar Square.

An anti-extremism march organised by another organisation saw police officers close London Bridge to traffic.

The group has distanced themselves from the EDL, insisting they are marching against terrorism in the UK.

A spokesman for the Football Lads Alliance, which organised the march in London Bridge said it was peaceful.

Elsewhere in the city, violence broke out at EDL rallies.

It has been claimed there is a “low turnout” for the anti-Islamic EDL on the streets of London, yet a massive police presence has blocked some areas with an air unit circling above.

In Birmingham up to two hundred Britain First supporters have taken to the streets to protest while a similar number got together in Liverpool.