Far-right figure Tommy Robinson arrested for train station assault in UK
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Tommy Robinson, also known as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested by British Transport Police at Luton airport after arriving from Portugal. This arrest is linked to an alleged assault at St Pancras station, for which he was wanted for questioning. After the incident, he left the UK for Tenerife and later returned. Footage of the incident shows him claiming self-defense, but a man involved sustained serious injuries. Robinson has a history of convictions related to public order and contempt offences and had been released early from a prison sentence earlier this year.
The 42-year-old anti-Muslim activist Tommy Robinson, known as Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested by British Transport Police at Luton airport upon arrival from Portugal.
Robinson's arrest follows an alleged assault at London's St Pancras station where he was wanted for questioning after leaving the country post-incident.
Robinson was shown in circulated footage claiming he acted in self-defense during the incident, where a man sustained serious injuries requiring hospitalization.
The British Transport Police stated Robinson would be questioned on suspicion of grievous bodily harm, a serious charge reflecting the nature of the alleged attack.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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