MAIL Online: A murder probe is under way after a foreign student aged 16 died in hospital following a 'racial' attack.
The boy, who was visiting Britain from Qatar in the Middle East, was attacked by a mob outside a kebab shop in Hastings, East Sussex.
He suffered serious head injuries in the late-night attack on Friday and died last night at King's College Hospital in London.
Sussex Police said the fight happened outside the USA Fried Chicken and Kebab House near the seafront in Hastings on Friday night.
The youngster was rushed to hospital and later transferred to the King's College Hospital, London, where he died late on Sunday night. Wealthy Arab Student, 16, Dies after Race Attack by Gang of Thugs in Seaside Town >>> | August 25, 2008
SUSSEX EXPRESS:
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TIMESONLINE:
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BBC:
Arab Warning after ‘Racist Death’: The uncle of a student who died after a suspected racially-motivated attack on the south coast has said Arabs should not send their children to England.
Mohammed Al-Majed, 16, suffered a serious head injury outside a takeaway in Hastings and died two days later.
Ghazi Abdullah al-Majed told the BBC his nephew had complained about hostility towards Arabs in the town.
But community leaders, who held discussions in Hastings on Thursday, said it was safe for foreign visitors.
Mr al-Majed said Mohammed was worried about his safety before the attack on 22 August.
"He said people were not treating him very well, he said 'they don't like Arabs'. >>> | August 28, 2008
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