Following a number of terror attacks in the UK , including the Westminster Bridge attack ( 22 March 2017 ) and the bombing of Manchester Arena ( 22 May 2017 ) , a group of Tottenham Hotspur ( Spurs ) supporters organised a march in London in June 2017 against extremism , led by Spurs supporter John Meighan . The FLA was registered as a private company in August 2017 . A store was opened online selling t-shirts , hoodies and caps . The second FLA march was in October 2017 , present were members " Veterans Against Terrorism " ( VAT ) , an advocacy group made up of claimed military veterans which opposes what it describes as " Islamist extremists " . The Institute for Strategic Dialogue ( ISD ) monitored the FLA ’s social media posts as part of their ongoing research into extremist movements and tactics online . It reported that , in less than a year , the FLA had moved to the right
bombing of Manchester Arena
Manchester Arena bombing
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