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| Oxford Street: Images issued after men filmed spitting at Jews on bus | Oxford Street: Images issued after men filmed spitting at Jews on bus |
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| Police want to speak to these three men over an incident officers are treating as a hate crime | Police want to speak to these three men over an incident officers are treating as a hate crime |
| Images have been released of three men police want to speak to about allegations of anti-Semitic abuse directed at Jewish passengers on a bus. | |
| A group was filmed approaching the privately hired bus on Oxford Street in central London on Monday. | A group was filmed approaching the privately hired bus on Oxford Street in central London on Monday. |
| Footage shows men spitting at the bus and apparently abusing passengers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the video as "disturbing". | Footage shows men spitting at the bus and apparently abusing passengers. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has described the video as "disturbing". |
| Det Insp Kevin Eade said police were treating the incident as a hate crime. | Det Insp Kevin Eade said police were treating the incident as a hate crime. |
| In the video, which was posted on social media, a man seems to make a Nazi salute and others wave their shoes - an insult in some countries. | In the video, which was posted on social media, a man seems to make a Nazi salute and others wave their shoes - an insult in some countries. |
| Det Insp Eade said: "This was a deeply upsetting incident for a community group who were celebrating the Jewish festival, Hanukkah. | Det Insp Eade said: "This was a deeply upsetting incident for a community group who were celebrating the Jewish festival, Hanukkah. |
| "There is no place in our city for hate crime. Everyone should be able to enjoy their lives without harassment and I urge anyone who can name the individuals pictured to contact police without delay." | "There is no place in our city for hate crime. Everyone should be able to enjoy their lives without harassment and I urge anyone who can name the individuals pictured to contact police without delay." |
| Some racial slurs about Muslims can also be heard from inside the bus. The Met Police has said the incident will be looked at "in its entirety". | Some racial slurs about Muslims can also be heard from inside the bus. The Met Police has said the incident will be looked at "in its entirety". |
| This video can not be played | This video can not be played |
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| People on the bus had been out celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah | People on the bus had been out celebrating the Jewish festival of Hanukkah |
| Tamara Cohen, who was on the bus, said she did not hear anyone saying anything provocative to the group of men gathered outside the vehicle. | Tamara Cohen, who was on the bus, said she did not hear anyone saying anything provocative to the group of men gathered outside the vehicle. |
| She described the group initially "standing around watching and making fun" of those on the bus. | She described the group initially "standing around watching and making fun" of those on the bus. |
| 'Really intense' | 'Really intense' |
| Ms Cohen added: "Then as it went on they started getting really aggressive, shouting and being abusive. | Ms Cohen added: "Then as it went on they started getting really aggressive, shouting and being abusive. |
| "We wanted to leave but couldn't because of the traffic. | "We wanted to leave but couldn't because of the traffic. |
| "That's when they came up to the bus and started banging on the bus with their shoes, swearing and shouting at us and making gestures. | "That's when they came up to the bus and started banging on the bus with their shoes, swearing and shouting at us and making gestures. |
| "It was all really intense." | "It was all really intense." |
| Jewish man abused twice in an hour on bus and Tube | Jewish man abused twice in an hour on bus and Tube |
| The Met Police said officers were deployed to investigate after the incident was reported on Monday. They met the bus in Grosvenor Place and spoke to the occupants. | The Met Police said officers were deployed to investigate after the incident was reported on Monday. They met the bus in Grosvenor Place and spoke to the occupants. |
| A spokesman added: "The group shown in the video could not be located at the time of the incident and there have been no arrests." | A spokesman added: "The group shown in the video could not be located at the time of the incident and there have been no arrests." |
| However, Ms Cohen said she was disappointed by the police response. | However, Ms Cohen said she was disappointed by the police response. |
| She added: "They said they couldn't do anything at the time because there was no actual violence that happened. That's kind of ridiculous. | She added: "They said they couldn't do anything at the time because there was no actual violence that happened. That's kind of ridiculous. |
| "I do feel like it was only after the video got more attention online that I started to see that the police started to take it more seriously. | "I do feel like it was only after the video got more attention online that I started to see that the police started to take it more seriously. |
| "That's pretty disappointing. They should have done something sooner." | "That's pretty disappointing. They should have done something sooner." |
| Anti-​Semitic reports in London hit new high | Anti-​Semitic reports in London hit new high |
| Anti-Semitism in London spiked amid tensions | Anti-Semitism in London spiked amid tensions |
| The President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Marie van der Zyl, called for swift arrests. | The President of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, Marie van der Zyl, called for swift arrests. |
| She said: "We are appalled by the horrifying footage of Jewish people targeted on Oxford Street. | She said: "We are appalled by the horrifying footage of Jewish people targeted on Oxford Street. |
| "We note that besides attempts to spit at them, at least one of the perpetrators appears to be performing a Nazi salute." | "We note that besides attempts to spit at them, at least one of the perpetrators appears to be performing a Nazi salute." |