A Muslim man has been arrested for carrying an offensive weapon during a riot in Birmingham, England, after social media users identified him from a 2016 incident in which he yelled “Allahu Akbar!” and “Boom!” during a flight.
Shehraz Sarwar, 46, was arrested Wednesday by Birmingham police after being identified from footage of the Monday riot, which saw Muslim mobs besiege pubs and attack white people as the police, who have aggressively confronted mostly white anti-mass migration protestors, declined to act.
Sarwar was previously jailed for ten weeks in 2016 after causing panic on a flight from Dubai to Birmingham, shouting “Allahu Akbar!” and “Boom!” during turbulence and terrifying other passengers.
Several social media accounts were able to identify Sarwar from footage of the Birmingham riots, though it remains unclear if their posts tipped off police before Sarwar’s belated arrest.
The Birmingham riots were organized in response to a supposed “far-right” protest that never materialized and became so dangerous that members of the media were forced to flee for their own safety.
One reporter commented on the lack of police presence in the area, adding legitimacy to accusations law enforcement is engaging in two-tier policing with respect to anti-mass migration demonstrators and Muslim counter-demonstrators.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and police leaders officially deny these allegations. Still, a spokesman for the force overseeing Birmingham has confessed police did not confront the mob on Monday because they consulted with “community leaders” and were told the demonstration would be “policed within themselves.”
The ongoing anti-mass migration protests and riots were sparked by the killing of three young girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport. A 17-year-old born in Wales to Rwandan parents was arrested for the attack.
While the protests began as a reaction to the stabbings, they have since evolved into a broader anti-mass migration movement, with some demonstrations centering on hotels where the British government is hosting illegal immigrants at exorbitant cost to British taxpayers.
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