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By Sameer Shahid: Luton, UK – Two 19-year-old men from Luton have been found guilty of attempted murder after launching a frenzied knife attack on a young man in a B&M car park. The shocking crime took place on July 24, 2023, when Abdul Hussain, of Maidenhall Road, and Ehsan Khan, of Pembroke Avenue, brutally assaulted a 20-year-old man, leaving him critically injured.The incident began on Wingate Road, where Hussain and Khan approached the victim and questioned him about an individual they believed he was connected to. After a brief exchange, the pair escalated the situation, telling the young man to "read the Kalima"—a religious phrase recited by Muslims during prayer—before violently attacking him with knives.The victim was repeatedly stabbed in the vicious assault, which to...

A bus driver who was attacked during the disorder in Newton Heath has spoken about the traumatic experience. The violence erupted in the Manchester suburb on July 31, with tensions flaring as protesters gathered outside a hotel reportedly housing asylum seekers. In response, Tactical Aid Unit officers were quickly deployed to disperse the crowd of around 40 people, including children and young men wearing balaclavas. The situation escalated as bottles, rocks, and bricks were thrown at police officers, who lined the streets in riot gear. During the chaos, a group of young men jumped in front of a double-decker bus, leading to the assault of the driver. The incident was one of several violent acts that day, adding to the unrest in the area. In the following weeks, several individual...