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The Bradford Riots were a brief period of violent rioting which began on 7 July 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. They occurred as a result of heightened tension between the large and growing British Asian communities and the city's white majority , escalated by confrontation between the left wing Anti-Nazi League and far right groups ...
Jul 7, 2021 · Twenty years after the riots that followed a National Front march, the BBC talks to those who were there and how the city has changed. Hear from a rioter, a police officer, a community leader and a councillor about the scars and the progress.
In July 2001, intense rioting in Bradford represented some of Britain's worst mainland violence in decades. Business and shops were destroyed, hundreds of police were injured and almost as many...
Jul 7, 2021 · EXCLUSIVE: One Asian man jailed for throwing a 'small' stone says it was like 'throwing a bomb at my own life' as the repurcussions from the Bradford riots in 2001 are still felt today. A...
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Jul 3, 2021 · The petrol bomb attack happened 20 years ago, on July 9, 2001, just a day after the pub's windows had been smashed during prolonged and vicious rioting in the city by around 1,000 mainly Asian youths which left over 300 officers injured and caused £27m damage.
Jul 7, 2021 · In July 2001, areas of Bradford exploded into violence as rioting broke out. Business and shops were destroyed, hundreds of police were injured and almost as many protesters arrested.
Jan 1, 2021 · A review of the 2001 race riots in Bradford, which caused £27m of damage and involved 1,000 youths. The article explores the causes, consequences and lessons of the violence, as well as the role of the National Front and the Anti-Nazi League.
