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Tommy Robinson's 'racist slur' about Syrian refugee 'made him a playground target'

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Tommy Robinson's "racist invective" about a Syrian refugee who was filmed being attacked led to the teenager and his family being targeted by "far-right activists", the High Court has heard.

Jamal Hijazi is bringing a libel claim at the High Court in London against English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson over comments he allegedly made.

A video showing Hijazi, then 16, being pushed to the ground and threatened with drowning at Almondbury School in Huddersfield went viral in November 2018.

The clip provoked outrage and a flood of public sympathy after it was shared online. Robinson, 37, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, claimed Jamal was "not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school" in a Facebook

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