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Ministers urged to tackle hate crimes against Sikhs

EDUCATION secretary Gavin Williamson is being pressed by Sikh MPs and organisations to urgently act to clamp down on bullying of Sikh schoolchildren after a shocking video of violence emerged.

West Mercia Police confirmed today that an attack on a Sikh schoolboy, which was filmed by witnesses and posted on social media, is being treated as a hate crime and that an investigation is ongoing.

The video seen by the Morning Star shows two boys kicking a Sikh boy, and tackling him to the floor before repeatedly punching him in the head. His turban also appears to have been pulled off. 

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