Hero of 2011 riots defends Birmingham in wake of Westminster attack

Don't blame a whole city because one person has done something wrong, says Tariq Jahan

After enduring the full glare of the national spotlight six years ago, during the summer riots of 2011, the residents of the Birmingham inner-city suburb of Winson Green had happily returned to blissful anonymity - until last week.

Khalid Masood lived here for several months with his family, tending his garden, talking to neighbours and going to the mosque every week in white, flowing robes. His presence here was swiftly taken in some quarters as further evidence that Birmingham and the West Midlands have a particular problem with terrorism.

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