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On 19 June 2017, ''[[Breitbart]]'' exposed Abbott's hypocrisy of calling an attack on a Mosque in Finsbury Park (which caused 1 death and 10 injuries) a "terror attack" yet referring to Islamic terrorist attacks at Westminster (6 deaths, 48 injuries), London Bridge (11 deaths, 48 injuries) and Manchester Arena (23 deaths, 1017 injuries) as "incidents".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/06/19/diane-abbott-finsbury-park-mosque-terror-attack-unlike-westminster-london-manchester/ Abbott: Finsbury Park a ‘Terror Attack’, But Westminster, Manchester, and London Bridge ‘Incidents’]</ref>
On 19 June 2017, ''[[Breitbart]]'' exposed Abbott's hypocrisy of calling an attack on a Mosque in Finsbury Park (which caused 1 death and 10 injuries) a "terror attack" yet referring to Islamic terrorist attacks at Westminster (6 deaths, 48 injuries), London Bridge (11 deaths, 48 injuries) and Manchester Arena (23 deaths, 1017 injuries) as "incidents".<ref>[https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2017/06/19/diane-abbott-finsbury-park-mosque-terror-attack-unlike-westminster-london-manchester/ Abbott: Finsbury Park a ‘Terror Attack’, But Westminster, Manchester, and London Bridge ‘Incidents’]</ref>
On 29 July 2017, the ''Daily Star'' reported that Diane Abbott defended the actions of a violent mob who clashed with police over the death of a 29 year old Black British man. The rioters smashed a police vehicle, set fire to a barricade and injured a police officer's eye.<ref>[https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/rashan-charles-death-protest-east-16985927 'Anger understandable' Diane Abbott defends rioters over violent clashes with London cops]</ref>
On 21 February 2018, Diane Abbott was blasted for comparing British people's concerns about mass immigration to the scapegoating of minorities by [[Nazis]] in the 1930s. UK Conservative Party politician Philip Hollobone commented that Abbot's London-centric and anti-Brexit views were "more warped than ever".<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cXkBRMtwnZoJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/02/21/diane-abbot-sparks-fury-britains-immigration-views-draws-pre/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Diane Abbott sparks fury over Britain's immigration views as she draws pre-Nazi Germany comparisons]</ref>
On 21 February 2018, Diane Abbott was blasted for comparing British people's concerns about mass immigration to the scapegoating of minorities by [[Nazis]] in the 1930s. UK Conservative Party politician Philip Hollobone commented that Abbot's London-centric and anti-Brexit views were "more warped than ever".<ref>[http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:cXkBRMtwnZoJ:https://www.telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/02/21/diane-abbot-sparks-fury-britains-immigration-views-draws-pre/&hl=en&gl=uk&strip=1&vwsrc=0 Diane Abbott sparks fury over Britain's immigration views as she draws pre-Nazi Germany comparisons]</ref>