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Mosque defender among men jailed for Middlesbrough disorder

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Noman Ahmed , 24 , was part of a group of men who went out to confront the mob.

He threw a punch while trying to protect a mosque during violent disorder in Middlesbrough .

Ahmed admitted violent disorder and was jailed for 14 months at Teesside Crown Court .

Eight police officers were injured and houses and cars were damaged, prosecutors said.

More than 1,000 people were estimated to have taken to the streets on 4 August .

VR Score

70

Informative language

64

Neutral language

69

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

Offensive language

likely offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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short-lived

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