The residents of Cavendish Road in Sunbury-on-Thames had suspected something was up long before the police ordered them to evacuate their homes on Saturday afternoon. “There were a lot of rumours going on, a lot of stories, people saying this and that, but we didn’t know,” Jamali said. “I was in my house with my children and there was a knock at the door from the police,” Jamali said. “I know that they have taken in a lot refugee children although they didn’t necessarily specialise in them. Among those outside the gates of Downing Street was Toby Kavakeb, 24, who had come from Parsons Green, where he had heard commuters “coming out shouting” on Friday morning.

Source: The Guardian September 16, 2017 20:00 UTC