MP George Galloway beaten up in street attack
The Respect Party has released a photo of controversial MP George Galloway's battered face after he was beaten up in the street.The pro-Palestine Bradford West MP spent the night in hospital after suffering a suspected broken jaw, broken rib and bruising in the attack yesterday evening in Golborne Road, Notting Hill, London.
The Respect Party tweeted a picture showing two red lumps on his right temple. Wearing a black jacket and white shirt, Mr Galloway looked defiant in the picture taken in the street as he made his way to St Mary's Hospital, Paddington.
Mr Galloway had been posing for pictures when a man shouted a comment about the Holocaust and attacked him, according to his spokesman.
Police were quickly on the scene and made an arrest on suspicion of causing actual bodily harm.
Interesting how the bobbies pinched the guy so quickly. Had the perpetrator been a Hamas sympathizer and the victim a Jew, would they have reacted so quickly? | The spokesman did not know whether the attacker was an Israeli, an EDL-supporter or had some other motivation for attacking the MP. Mr Galloway was interviewed earlier this month by West Yorkshire Police following a speech in Leeds in which he claimed Bradford was an Israel-free zone.
The spokesman said Mr Galloway had described himself as being “in a pretty bad shape”. The firebrand politician received medical treatment but was not taken to hospital.
Posted by: Pappy 2014-08-31 |