UK: 20 youths viciously attack Polish man in racially motivated assault

There are growing protests in the UK after a Polish man was viciously attacked by at least 20 youths in a racially motivated assault.

The attack of the Polish man who was later hospitalised in the northern city of Leeds is said to be the latest of attacks in a series of hate crimes against Poles in the UK.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the police and crime commissioner of the West Yorkshire region, which includes Leeds, described the assault as “a disgusting act” while also reassuring the area’s Polish and Eastern European communities that “hate crimes” would not be tolerated.

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“There is no place in West Yorkshire for those who foster any kind of hatred and intolerance,” Commissioner Mark Burns-Williamson said, adding that extra police patrols have been ordered in the area.

“[Police] are committed to working together with eastern European communities and others to tackle hate crime head on.”

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