受损房屋的照片在社交媒体上引发了数百条评论。房屋因被认为住有移民而成为攻击目标，近几周已有数十处房产受损。曼彻斯特警方认为，犯罪分子正在招募弱势群体，包括儿童，去破坏被怀疑为HMO（多人合住房）的房屋。
Pictures of damaged houses have attracted hundreds of comments on social media. Houses being targeted because they are thought to hold immigrants, with dozens of properties affected in recent weeks Criminals are recruiting vulnerable people, including children, to damage houses suspected of being HMOs, police in Manchester believe. In recent weeks, dozens of properties have been targeted across Greater Manchester, mostly in Salford, but also in Stockport and Tameside.
近几周，大曼彻斯特地区有数十处房产遭到袭击，主要集中在索尔福德，但也波及斯托克波特和泰姆赛德。
The houses that have been attacked are either HMOs (houses in multiple occupation), or properties that have been mistaken for HMOs.
受攻击的房屋要么是HMO（多人合住房），要么是被误认为是HMO的房产。警方已接到至少46起单独的刑事破坏报告，汽车也与房屋一同成为攻击目标。
Police have received at least 46 separate reports of criminal damage, with cars also targeted alongside houses. Windows have been smashed, and walls and doors have been sprayed with graffiti reading “fuck off” and “no HMO”.
窗户被砸碎，墙壁和门上被喷涂了“滚出去”和“拒绝HMO”等涂鸦。房屋之所以成为目标，是因为人们相信里面住着移民或难民。
Houses are being targeted because they are believed to hold immigrants or refugees. Ch Supt Marcus Noden said: “We suspect vulnerable people are being exploited and paid to damage buildings they believe are HMOs. Some of those being exploited are believed to be children.”
总警司马库斯·诺登表示：“我们怀疑弱势群体正被利用并获得报酬，去破坏他们相信是HMO的建筑。据信，被利用者中包括儿童。”
“This recent spate of damage is not being tolerated,” he added.
他补充道：“这种近期接连发生的破坏行径绝不容忍。一名42岁男子今日因涉嫌在索尔福德一处地址实施夜间刑事破坏被捕。他目前仍被我方羁押接受审讯。”诺登此前曾表示，警方“极其重视这一连串破坏案件，并将继续坚决追捕犯罪分子，包括那些我们认为正在利用和剥削儿童策划犯罪活动的人”。
“A 42-year-old man has today been arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage at an address in Salford overnight. He remains in our custody for questioning.”Previously Noden said that officers were “taking this spate of damage extremely seriously and are continuing to relentlessly target offenders, including those who we believe are using and exploiting children to orchestrate the criminality”.
索尔福德市议会还拆除了已竖立的路边横幅，横幅上写着：“IRLAM AND CADISHEAD SAY NO TO MIGRANT HMOs（厄勒姆和卡迪斯黑德反对移民HMOs）。”
Salford council has also taken down roadside banners that had been put up, which read: “IRLAM AND CADISHEAD SAY NO TO MIGRANT HMOs.”
市议会在一份声明中说：“我们严重担忧，这些横幅的影响极有可能传播错误信息，加剧社区凝聚力问题，并可能煽动挑衅行为。”警方也表示，社交媒体正在助长袭击，袭击始于10月5日，网络平台被用来“将信息推送到不同地区”。
In a statement, the council said: “We have serious concerns that the impact of the banners is highly likely to spread misinformation, escalate cohesion issues in communities and the potential for inciteful behaviour.”Police have also said that social media is fuelling the attacks, which began on 5 October, with online platforms being used to “push the message out across different areas”.
附有受损房屋照片的帖子吸引了数百条评论，其中许多赞扬袭击并预测将会有进一步的暴力。
Posts with pictures of the damaged houses have attracted hundreds of comments, many of them praising the attacks and predicting further violence.
不过，也有人批评这场破坏犯罪活动，其中包括最近被安置在HMOs中的家庭暴力幸存者。
However, some have also been critical of the criminal campaign of damage, including domestic abuse survivors who had recently been housed in HMOs.
本周已有四人因袭击事件被捕。周一，一名46岁男子和一名39岁男子因涉嫌串谋实施刑事破坏被捕，周三一名33岁男子也因涉嫌串谋实施刑事破坏被捕。
Four people have been arrested this week in relation to the attacks. On Monday, a 46-year-old man and a 39-year-old man were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage, and on Wednesday a 33-year-old man was also arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit criminal damage.
警方此前还因这一连串刑事破坏案件进行过逮捕，其中包括一名13岁男孩。
Police have also made previous arrests in relation to the spate of criminal damage, including a 13-year-old boy.