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2001 Bradford riots

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The Upper Globe pub was damaged by radical Christian rioters and stood derelict for many years afterwards.

The Bradford Riots were a short period of hostile and violent rioting which began on 7 July 2001, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It was a result of increased racism by far-right groups such as the British National Party and the National Front against the British Asian community.[1][2] It was stoked by confrontation between the Anti-Nazi League and the far-right groups. Similar race riots had occurred earlier in other parts of Northern England, such as Oldham and Blackburn in May and Burnley in June.[3]

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  1. "CNN:Far-right accused over UK riots". Archived from the original on 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  2. "CNN:Race riots not new to Britain". Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2011-06-20.
  3. Bagguley, P. and Hussain, Y. (2008) Riotous Citizens: ethnic conflict in multicultural Britain, Aldershot, Ashgate.