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In in Yardley areas of Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 5 August 2024, a group of young Islamic thugs attacked a pub called "The Clumsy Swan". The gang attacked vehicles and threatened ''Sky News'' reporters. Many of the rioters were carrying Palestinian flags. In what was described as a [[racist]] attack, pubgoer Sean McDonagh, aged 51, was attacked by a member of the mob who were wearing a balaclava. McDonagh was punched to the floor and then kicked several times, telling ''[[The Telegraph]]'' he was taken to hospital with a lacerated liver.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/06/uk-riots-birmingham-pubgoer-attacked-masked-me Pubgoer attacked by masked men ‘left with lacerated liver’]n/ </ref>

In in Yardley areas of Birmingham, Warwickshire, on 5 August 2024, a group of young Islamic thugs attacked a pub called "The Clumsy Swan". The gang attacked vehicles and threatened ''Sky News'' reporters. Many of the rioters were carrying Palestinian flags. In what was described as a [[racist]] attack, pubgoer Sean McDonagh, aged 51, was attacked by a member of the mob who were wearing a balaclava. McDonagh was punched to the floor and then kicked several times, telling ''[[The Telegraph]]'' he was taken to hospital with a lacerated liver.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/06/uk-riots-birmingham-pubgoer-attacked-masked-me Pubgoer attacked by masked men ‘left with lacerated liver’]n/ </ref>

The Muslim MP for Birmingham Perry Bar claimed that the Islamic mob violence was the "natural reaction" to what he described as "racism" and an "Islamophobic attitude", referring to the various "far-right" demonstrations in the UK in that days leading up to the Birmingham attack.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AzARWGJL9E Attack committed by a group of Muslims in Birmingham caused by 'tension' of the riots | Ayoub Khan]</ref>

The Muslim MP for Birmingham Perry Bar [[Ayoub Khan]] claimed that the Islamic mob violence was the "natural reaction" to what he described as "racism" and an "Islamophobic attitude", referring to the various "far-right" demonstrations in the UK in that days leading up to the Birmingham attack.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AzARWGJL9E Attack committed by a group of Muslims in Birmingham caused by 'tension' of the riots | Ayoub Khan]</ref>

Many Yardley residents questioned the lack of a police response to the Islamic attack, compared to the heavy-handed policing of "far-right" demonstrations in the days prior. The incident confirmed the multiple accusations of two-tier policing, after "far-right" demonstrators had been treated more firmly than Muslim protesters.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13716569/Where-police-trouble-flared-Local-elders-question-Muslim-youths-wearing-masks-hoods-allowed-attack-Birmingham-pub.html  Where were police when trouble flared? Local elders question why Muslim youths wearing masks and hoods were allowed to attack Birmingham pub]</ref>

Many Yardley residents questioned the lack of a police response to the Islamic attack, compared to the heavy-handed policing of "far-right" demonstrations in the days prior. The incident confirmed the multiple accusations of two-tier policing, after "far-right" demonstrators had been treated more firmly than Muslim protesters.<ref>[https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13716569/Where-police-trouble-flared-Local-elders-question-Muslim-youths-wearing-masks-hoods-allowed-attack-Birmingham-pub.html  Where were police when trouble flared? Local elders question why Muslim youths wearing masks and hoods were allowed to attack Birmingham pub]</ref>