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'BNP visit could spark race tension at Pollokshields'
The party will visit Pollokshields where school boy Kriss Donald was 'killed' by Asians.
The far-right British National Party is about to descend on Pollokshields in Glasgow where, on Monday, schoolboy Kriss Donald was dragged off a street near his home and abducted in broad daylight by five Asian men. He was later found beaten to death.
The BNP's arrival could further intensify the racial tension in a community full of trepidation. Police have increased patrolling in sensitive areas and a large number of officers are on the beat to re-assure locals. Half the population in the area is Asian, of which most are from Pakistan.
The local MP, Mohammad Sarwar, had also issued a statement condemning the killing and appealing for help to get the culprits caught. Community leaders have condemned the proposed visit of BNP as an attempt to inflame racial tension in an area where the different ethnic groups have co-existed for years.
The suspicion is that some people might welcome BNP. Tempers could flare up leading to breakout of violence although Kriss's mother Angela has appealed that her son's death should not be taken out on her Asian neighbours.
The fear stems from the growing gang culture among the white and Asian young. There have been small-scale clashes over "territory". Third-generation Asians have been seen driving around at nights in smart cars with music blaring.
Since Kriss's murder Asian mothers have complained that their children are being called "Pakis". Many children are being kept away from schools. Meanwhile, the detectives have confirmed that a silver Mercedes, found burnt out, was the car used by the killers. Another car is being examined by forensic experts.
So far the motive for the killing remains unclear. Some say that Kriss's friend was seeing a "coloured" girl, who, one source
said, was African while others alleged she was Asian. The crime could have been then committed by those who objected to the friendship with an Asian girl.
The police are averse to clarifying whether by Asian in this case they mean people of Pakistan-origin or of Indian origin.
