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Boy, 15, arrested in race hate crimes inquiry

Alex Moss
BBC News, Yorkshire
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Police said the boy had been released on bail as inquiries continued

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with a series of suspected race hate crimes in York.

The latest incident, on Sunday, involved a group of about 15 balaclava-clad youths on mountain bikes who attacked two Muslim men with tennis rackets and sticks while subjecting them to racist abuse , according to North Yorkshire Police.

The boy was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of two racially aggravated assaults and had been released on conditional bail, a force spokesperson said.

Further arrests were likely to follow in connection with the incidents, which had all happened in the Hull Road area of York, they added.

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