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Monthly Archives: February 2013
Latest BBC feature: Tottenham MP wants security review in face of extremism
For the second time this season Tottenham Hotspur fans have been attacked abroad in what appears to be a racially-motivated incident.
Three Spurs supporters received minor injuries in a bar in the French city of Lyon on the eve of their side’s Europa League tie.
In November, one fan was seriously injured and several were hurt in a clash ahead of a Lazio game in Rome.
Questions are now being asked about the security around the north London club, which has a historic Jewish association.
‘Deeply worrying’
Up to 50 masked people attacked the Smoking Dog Pub at about 22:00 CET on Wednesday, smashing windows and throwing objects. Fans were hurt by flying glass.
Former Met officer Chris Hobbs said any club could have been targeted
Eyewitnesses said the attackers entered the pub doing Nazi salutes.
David Lammy, Labour MP for Tottenham, has now called for a careful review of security around Spurs supporters travelling abroad for games.
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BBC feature: Canal community recalls Gemma McCluskie body part trail
Regent’s Canal took on a “macabre atmosphere” with the knowledge that body parts were still to be found, said one resident
On 6 March last year a human torso was discovered in London’s Regent’s Canal.
Following the macabre find, people living, walking, working and kayaking in the area knew there were two arms, two legs and a head yet to be discovered – possibly by them.
It was six months before the final part of Gemma McCluskie’s body – her head – was found in the canal in Hackney, east London, as revealed in graphic detail during the murder trial of her brother.
One resident of Kingsland Basin said he was having breakfast on his balcony when the discovery was made and there was a commotion among people on the barges below.
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