Mark 1333 | Violent disorder - BBC confronts neo-Nazi who gave UK rioters arson tips (16) (UK/Finland) 2/10/2024 @Mark1333 | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
The BBC has confronted a neo-Nazi in Finland who shared online instructions on how to commit arson with UK rioters during the summer.
The 20-year-old was an administrator in the Southport Wake Up group on the Telegram messaging app, where he was known as “Mr AG”. He posted the arson manual, which was pinned to the top of the group chat.
In late July and early August, the group was key in helping to organise and provoke protests that turned to violence in England and Northern Ireland.
We tracked Mr AG - whose real name is Charles-Emmanuel Mikko Rasanen - to an apartment on the outskirts of the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
It was from here, more than 1,000 miles away from Southport, that the neo-Nazi took a prominent online role during the UK riots.
On 29 July, within hours of the killings of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, the Southport Wake Up group was created.
Within days it had grown to more than 14,000 members. Mr Rasanen - or Mr AG as he was known online - helped to run the group chat.
The group organised the very first protest in the UK, on St Luke's Road in Southport, the day after the killings. That protest later turned into a riot.
Before the group was taken down by Telegram, a series of other protest locations were advertised, as well as a list of dozens of refugee centres, suggested as potential targets.
Alongside that list, Mr AG posted the arson manual, writing: “Something fun for you to read.”
All links on (1) here: youtu.be/T5HCJfiaHsg
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The BBC has confronted a neo-Nazi in Finland who shared online instructions on how to commit arson with UK rioters during the summer.
The 20-year-old was an administrator in the Southport Wake Up group on the Telegram messaging app, where he was known as “Mr AG”. He posted the arson manual, which was pinned to the top of the group chat.
In late July and early August, the group was key in helping to organise and provoke protests that turned to violence in England and Northern Ireland.
We tracked Mr AG - whose real name is Charles-Emmanuel Mikko Rasanen - to an apartment on the outskirts of the Finnish capital, Helsinki.
It was from here, more than 1,000 miles away from Southport, that the neo-Nazi took a prominent online role during the UK riots.
On 29 July, within hours of the killings of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport, the Southport Wake Up group was created.
Within days it had grown to more than 14,000 members. Mr Rasanen - or Mr AG as he was known online - helped to run the group chat.
The group organised the very first protest in the UK, on St Luke's Road in Southport, the day after the killings. That protest later turned into a riot.
Before the group was taken down by Telegram, a series of other protest locations were advertised, as well as a list of dozens of refugee centres, suggested as potential targets.
Alongside that list, Mr AG posted the arson manual, writing: “Something fun for you to read.”
All links on (1) here: youtu.be/T5HCJfiaHsg
#UKrioting
#rioting2024
#violentdisorder
There is a "People" playlist on the channel if you are interested.
