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August 10, 2001 Janmashtami to be low key affair in Bradford A Hindu community leader in the racially troubled city of Bradford said weekend celebrations of Janmashtami would be scaled down to avoid intimidation from local Muslim gangs.
July 12, 2001 Asian businessmen apologise for Bradford riots They released a full-page advertisement in a local Bradford newspaper offering 'sincere sympathies' to those affected by the violence.
July 11, 2001 UK government to probe race riots Warning against 'wanton destruction and violence', Home Secretary David Blunkett said police forces were already receiving guidance on dealing with the disorder.
July 9, 2001 Unemployed Asian serves as a beacon in troubled Bradford Tariq Mahmood, 29, gave up their bed for a frightened pensioner and looked after six others by making them tea and snacks as racial battles raged outside their homes in Manningham.
July 8, 2001Police appeal for calm in Bradford The Bradford police chief on Sunday asked local families to stay off the streets in a bid to prevent the recurrence of communal violence that has so far led to injuries to 120 police officials, two civilian stabbings and 36 arrests.
July 7, 2001Fresh race riots in Bradford On Saturday night at least two men were stabbed and five arrested amid tension resulting from a planned rally by the racist National Front.
July 4, 2001Racist march in Bradford banned Home Secretary David Blunkett agreed to ban the National Front from marching through the city where 80,000 residents are of South Asian origin. But there are fears that the NF may defy the ban.
July 1, 2001Racist firebugs target Asians in London Houses and cars are being deliberately set on fire across London and many of the victims are the minorities, a new study shows.
June 30, 2001UK Asian Family, Grocer Firebombed The family from Accrington in Lancashire is believed to be of Pakistani origin. Police said the seven members were lucky to escape with their lives after their home went up in flames early on Saturday.
June 29, 2001UK police investigate petrol bomb attacks The latest attacks in Lancashire county follow recent race riots in the nearby towns of Burnley, Oldham, Leeds and Bradford.
June 26, 2001Burnley deputy mayor's son, 20 others arrested Tension remains high in the town where police are maintaining a strong presence on the streets. Meanwhile, community leaders have agreed to set up a task force to address the problems in the town.
June 25, 2001Racial clashes in UK town An alleged hammer attack by a gang of white men on an Asian taxi driver in the town last Saturday was being blamed for the trouble. Burnley witnesses racial clashes An alleged hammer attack by a gang of white men on an Asian taxi driver in the town on Saturday is being blamed for the trouble.
June 15, 2001Police see politics in Oldham riots Senior officers forecast a long, hot summer. And renowned TV producer and critic Farouk Dhondy warns that disaffected British Muslims could be pushed into the arms of Islamic fundamentalists.
June 13, 2001Communal tension grows in Bradford The latest differences between Hindus and Muslims have surfaced in the wake of serious race conflict between whites and Asians in nearby Oldham and Leeds.
June 11, 2001Fresh trouble in Oldham Vandals went on the rampage at a cemetery, damaging headstones and daubing them with graffiti last Friday.
June 9, 2001Racist party wins 'war' in Oldham The British National Party may have lost the battle for a seat in parliament, but it secured its highest number of votes in a parliamentary election.
June 6, 2001Police clash with Asian youth in UK It is believed that the trouble was prompted by the arrest of a local man two days ago.
May 29, 2001Riots in Aylesbury too Close on the heels of riots in Oldham, near Manchester, a battle between Asian youths and skinheads in the town of Aylesbury ended in gunshots, witnesses have claimed.
Another 21 held in Oldham The youths were arrested in racially troubled Oldham, where police blamed far right groups from the racist National Front and British National Party for three days of riots, in which gangs of Asians and whites fought pitched battles on the streets of the town.
May 28, 2001Oldham race riot continues for second day Though the tension seemed to die down on Sunday morning, more trouble loomed when 50 white men marched through a predominantly Asian suburb shouting abuse and spraying onlookers with beer.
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