A father whose son was killed during the 2011 riots in Birmingham, has travelled to Syria to deliver one million kilos of flour to the victims of the war.
Six million people face starvation after two years of fighting and Tariq Jahan says the pain of losing a child spurred him on to make the trip and help others. Victoria Davies reports.
A father whose son was killed during the summer riots in Birmingham has travelled to Syria to deliver one million kilos of flour to victims of war. Tariq Jahan says the pain of losing a child has spurred him on to help others.
Whilst in Syria he met children who were affected by the violence in the country.
Tariq Jahan, from Birmingham, went on national television and appealed to people in his community to stop rioting. His appeal came just hours after his own son and two friends had been mown down and killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Mr Jahan - who was given the Pride of Britain Award in 2011 for his actions during the riots - says his own tragedy has compelled him to help other suffering communities.
"I know the pain of losing a child like so many people in Syria now," he says.
"Human Appeal is currently on the ground helping the innocent people who've been caught up in this terrible atrocity. After hearing about the work Human Appeal has been doing, I knew I had to help."
A quarter of the Syrian population is now displaced and over 70,000 have been killed.
A man praised as a hero after calling for peace during the 2011 riots has returned from an aid mission to Syria. Tariq Jahan lost his son Haroon in a hit-and-run during the disturbances in Birmingham.
He has been to Syria to deliver a million kilos of food. Around six million people in the country are facing starvation after two years of fighting.
Tariq Jahan, whose son was killed during riots in Birmingham two years ago, is taking part in an aid mission to help refugees of Syria's civil war.
He was praised for his role in calming tensions after his son Haroon died while trying to protect a petrol station from looters.
The convoy will reach the Turkish border tonight and plans to cross into Syria tomorrow.
Callum Watkinson reports.
A man whose son died during the Birmingham riots in 2011 is going to deliver aid to people in Syria.
Tariq Jahan appealed for calm after his son Haroon's death during the disorder.
Tariq's helping charity workers to deliver a million kilos of flour and food.
During the Birmingham riots Haroon Jahan, 20, and brothers Shazad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, were hit by a black Mazda car during disorder in the Winson Green area of the town in the early hours of August 10th.
Illegal immigrants have injured five officers during a riot at a detention centre in Lincolnshire, according to border officials.
Up to 40 detainees were involved in the incident at Morton Hall immigration removal centre in Swinderby, Lincolnshire, which saw one detainee taken to hospital and led to 12 others being transferred to other centres.
Staff were injured on December 30, the UK Border Agency said, while up to 50 detainees were also involved in a protest on Christmas Day, in which no-one was injured.
Both incidents, at the former women's prison. were brought under control within an hour.
Morton Hall was opened as an immigration removal centre in 2011. It holds up to 392 foreign national offenders, failed asylum seekers and illegal immigrants.
In September last year, 18 asylum seekers went on hunger strike at Morton Hall because they did not want to be sent back to Afghanistan.
Two men have been handed long prison sentences following their part in last year's riots in Birmingham where shots were fired at police officers and a police helicopter.
Beniha Laing was sentenced to 35 years in prison and Wesley Gray 29 years after being found guilty of riot, possession of a firearm with intent to endanger live and possession of a firearm.
Birmingham Crown Court had heard the pair were part of a larger group of people who planned and orchestrated an attack on police on the ground and in the air at the height of the disorder in the city.
A year ago this week, rioters took to the streets across the Midlands. This week on Central Tonight, we assess what life is like now for some of those involved.
A senior police officer from West Midlands Police reflects on lessons learnt from last summer's darkest hours. Wesley Smith reports.
