Rioting has broken out overnight in Brimingham, England, as gangs of Blacks and Asians came to blows after an alledged sexual attack upon a 14 year
old girl, possibly by a group of Asian men.
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A man has died after violence in the Lozells area of Birmingham on Saturday night. Four people were stabbed and two people shot in the disturbances.
A black man in his 20s died from stab wounds and a police officer was shot with a ball bearing gun. The other injuries are not said to be serious.
"There is an allegation that a young black girl has been raped, some people say gang raped, by some Asian men, and that is the core cause of the
tension," Bishop Joe Aldred from the Council of Black Led-Churches, told BBC News 24.
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The issue of sexual assaults perpetrated by Asian men is one that has come into focus in Britain in recent times, and acts such as the attack upon
this young girl only go to reinforce any existing stereotypes. It would seem that some members of the local Black community have decided enough is
enough.
The problem appears to have been compounded by the fact that the girl is reported to be an illegal immigrant, therefore causing the local Black
community to refuse the assistance of the authorities.
This situation is indeed very sad. It has been said recently that tensions between the two communities were already strained and incidents such as
this can only drive a wedge further between them.