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.

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Birmingham man in X video with decommissioned rifle jailed

A T-shirt Habeeb Khan had on in a clip was found on a washing line during his arrest, a court heard.

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Habeeb Khan was arrested at his Birmingham home after footage of him threatening to ‘blow away’ members of the English Defence League went viral.

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Man jailed after brandishing deactivated AK-47 on X video during summer unrest

A MASKED thug who filmed himself wielding a fake AK-47 as he threatened to “blow away” Tommy Robinson has been jailed. Habeeb Khan, 49, was seen in the “inflammatory” video ranting at the camera as he targeted the English Defence League. Habeeb Khan threatened the EDL AFPHe also targeted Tommy Robinson in his tirade[/caption]
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Masked yob films himself brandishing fake AK-47 while threatening Tommy Robinson

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Habeeb Khan pleaded guilty at a previous hearing to making threats of death or serious harm contrary to the Online Safety Act.

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'Reckless' man jailed after brandishing deactivated AK-47 in video on X during summer riots

A father who threatened to "blow away" Tommy Robinson and the English Defence League whilst holding a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle has been jailed for 27 months.Habeeb Khan, 49, was filmed making the threats in his living room in Birmingham during the height of civil unrest in the summer.A judge was told that the video - which was filmed by a friend of Khan's who he did not want to name - went viral on social media, gaining 1.4 million vie…

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A married father who threatened Tommy Robinson with a deactivated AK-47 assault rifle in a video has been jailed for 27 months.Habeeb Khan also threatened to “blow away” the English Defence League in an “inflammatory” video filmed in his living room in Birmingham.The video of the 49-year-old was widely shared on far-Right social media accounts, gaining 1.4 million views on a single extreme Right-wing account on X, formerly Twitter.

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Married father jailed for threatening Tommy Robinson with deactivated AK-47

A married father who appeared in a social media video holding a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle and making threats to “blow away” the English Defence League has been jailed for 27 months. Habeeb Khan said a friend he did not want to name had posted the “inflammatory” video after it was filmed in his living room in Birmingham. A judge was told the video was widely shared on far-right social media accounts, gaining 1.4 million views on a single…

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A married father who appeared in a social media video holding a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle and making threats to "blow away" the English Defence League has been jailed for 27 months.Habeeb Khan said a friend he did not want to name had posted the "inflammatory" video after it was filmed in his living room in Birmingham.A judge was told the video was widely shared on far-right social media accounts, gaining 1.4 million views on a single e…

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