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UK far right 'hijacking' Henry Nowak killing to spew anti-Muslim rhetoric (www.newarab.com)

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British far-right demonstrators have been accused of exploiting the murder of British student Henry Nowak to amplify Islamophobia - despite the incident having no links to Islam or Muslims

In Southampton on Tuesday, a group of far-right individuals rioted in the southern English city following the verdict on Nowak’s case, which convicted Vickrum Digwa of murder and sentenced him to life with a minimum of 21 years in prison.

Videos on social media appeared to show one man saying: "Our nation has been invaded. Many of them bow down to the false God of Islam. This is a Christian nation".

Digwa is a British Sikh and had stabbed Nowak with a Sikh dagger, also known as a kirpan.

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[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 19 hours ago

Hope they never bump into this guy