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Birmingham Arrests

The arrests in Heybarnes Road were just outside my constituency (and ward). They have, however, had an impact on the atmosphere in the city.

It appears that quite a few of the people arrested have been Somalian or East African. There have been quite a few tensions between Somalians and Kashmiris in recent years. As usual a lot of this arises from economic displacement which drives most of such conflict.

Many of the Somalians are actually Dutch Nationals having come across from mainly Rotterdam, but also other places in continental Europe.

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