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Violence in Leicester - what's going on?

Dozens of people have been arrested in clashes between sections of the Hindu and Muslim communities. But what's really behind the unrest and why's it happening now?

There's been large scale unrest in Leicester, with clashes breaking out between sections of the Hindu and Muslim communities. Dozens of people have been arrested and several police officers hurt. But what's really behind the violence and why is it happening now? Have South Asian tensions been imported into a British city via social media? And what can the police and community leaders do to stop the escalation? Ankur Desai - Lead Presenter of the 91热爆's Asian Network and Haroon Rashid, have the answers in this episode of 5 Questions On - Violence in Leicester - what's going on ?

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