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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tara Cobham

Pub landlord slams ‘ludicrous’ civil claim by convicted terrorist over ‘racist’ sign

Landlord Robbie Hayes, 52, described the legal action as ‘ludicrous’ - (Robbie Hayes)

A landlord has defended his pub after a convicted terrorist claimed he was “deeply offended” by its “racist” sign.

Khalid Baqa – who was previously jailed for spreading jihadi content – is demanding hundreds of pounds in a civil claim against the The Saracen’s Head Inn in Amersham, Buckinghamshire, over its sign “depicting a brown-skinned bearded Arab/Turk male with a turban”, which he claims “incites violence”.

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