His knife glinting in the darkness, the hooded young man slipped down the usually quiet residential street. More than a dozen others ran past a row of Hindu homes, kicking cars as they went. One ripped down a saffron flag, a symbol of Hinduism, and a man called the police to say “there are 20 people attacking my house”. Half a mile away, in a Muslim neighbourhood, residents were calling 999 to report similar assaults and property damage.
