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Police investigating claims Jewish children prevented from getting on London buses

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Police are investigating claims Jewish children have been prevented from getting on buses in London.

In one incident, several “visibly Jewish” schoolboys were waiting at Egerton Road bus stop in Stamford Hill, north London and signalled for it to stop. The driver initially slowed down but then continued without stopping, the complaint says.

It is claimed several passengers were encouraging the driver’s alleged actions, making antisemitic remarks and expressing their gratitude for

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