(Sky News) A “reckless” father, who brandished a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle as he threatened to “blow away” the English Defence League (EDL) in an “inflammatory” video, has been jailed for 27 months.
The footage of Habeeb Khan in his living room in Birmingham was posted on 6 August, during the height of the civil unrest this summer.
It was widely shared by the far-right on social media, attracting 1.4 million views on an extreme right-wing account on X, the city’s crown court heard.
Between 30 July and 7 August, about 29 anti-immigration demonstrations and riots took place across 27 towns and cities in the UK. Many of these were violent, with people attacking mosques and hotels housing asylum seekers.
