Police keep mosque protesters apart - at a cost of £200,000

An anti-Islamic protest at a mosque in west London passed off peacefully as hundreds of police kept two opposing groups apart.

Around 18 members of Stop Islamification of Europe (SIOE) demonstrated near Harrow Central Mosque against plans for a new mosque nearby.

About 200 members of Unite Against Fascism also gathered but the large police presence - at an estimated cost of £200,000 - prevented the groups from approaching the mosque or each other.

There were reports of some minor scuffles but Scotland Yard said there were no arrests. Ten people were arrested in a similar protest at the site in September.