A married father who threatened far-right protesters while holding a decommissioned AK-47 assault rifle on social media has been jailed for 27 months.
49-year-old Habeeb Khan from Birmingham posted the video in August as riots erupted across the UK in the Southport attack that killed three young girls. The father appeared in the social media video holding the decommissioned assault rifle and threatening to "blow away" the English Defence League.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.
All mosques need raiding now."Ms Scott said the decommissioned rifle, which was recovered by police on August 7, was incapable of firing live rounds and was "in effect ornamental". During his arrest, the court heard, Khan told officers "all I have done is make a little video" before "playing up" for a crowd which had gathered.
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