Birmingham Riots: Tariq Jahan's Plea For Calm Over Hit Run Deaths

The father of a man killed when he was hit by a car during a night of disorder in Birmingham has appealed for calm and for people to stay at home.

Tariq Jahan's son, Haroon Jahan, 21, died along with Shahzad Ali, 30, and Abdul Musavir, 31, as they protected property on Tuesday night.

Mr Jahan said he wanted everyone to remain calm, and for communities to be united.

Police have arrested a 32-year-old man on suspicion of murder.

The three men were part of a crowd of 80 or so people guarding property in Dudley Road in the Winson Green area.

Police arrested 163 people during Tuesday night, after violence took place in Birmingham, West Bromwich and Wolverhampton.

Mr Jahan said losing a family member was something no mother, father, son or sister should endure.

"Today, we stand here to call to all the youth to remain calm, for our communities to stay united," he said.

"As we stand here today, this is not a race issue. The families have received messages of sympathy and support from all parts of the communities - from all faiths, all colours and backgrounds."

He appealed for people to respect the memories of their sons by staying away from trouble and not going out.

"I have lost my son - if you want to lose yours step forward, otherwise calm down and go home."

West Midlands Police Chief Constable Chris Sims said the incident happened when a group of males had been gathered close to a petrol station in Dudley Road.

He said:

"At some point, and in circumstances that as yet I can't fully explain, a vehicle has been driven into that group of males, which tragically has led to three of those men losing their lives."

Referring to the arrest he said:

"He has been arrested for murder because the information that we have at the moment would support the idea the car was deliberately driven."

Witnesses to the incident said the three men - two of them brothers - were part of a group protecting shops from looting.

Kabir Khan Isakhel said:

"People came out of prayers [at a local mosque] and they were protecting the area. They were standing on the side of the road and the car just came and ran them over."

Civic leaders, police and Prime Minister David Cameron have also appealed for calm.

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[ecina1]

This person deserves my out most respect

He is an example for the whole Muslim community in the UK.

[sal64london]

@ecina1 watch what had happened to this Algerian man

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[donaldson1]

Brave Man

[sunan1122]

Tariq Jahan is a great Pakistani Father.We Pakistanis r proud of u sir .

[Galaxy0981]

@b106dom1 - ''whats red n brown??? 3 muslims hit by a car'' would u say that if the three guys were white? no:...racist you are :( disgusting

[Pulpedtoafiction31]

Got alot of respect for this man.Im not a Muslim Im a white Christian and I admire this man for having the guts to do this.Sadly there are always a small minority of idiots.Only a week after this I was almost deliberatly ran over by guy (according to my friend who is a muslim collegue he was of asian decent) when we was working on shift at work.Youd think people would learn which is exactly what we both said after the idiot went straight through a red light after.It only takes one idiot.

[multijunior54321]

This guy is a LEGEND!!! i RESPECT him!!

[capitalismdubz]

truly inspired by this guy

[TEABAG516]

my heart goes out to this man - a man grieving but takes the time to speak so eloquently - he is truely an amazing human being.

[unluckymojo]

CURSE LAUREN PYATT, MARY THE LAUNDRETTE LADY, ANTONIA CHADBURN, JAIPAUL THAKUR, MR PATEL, JUBAIR AHMED, YASIN AZIZ, JENNIFER COX, MICHAEL LEE, DEAN MCKENZIE, HARRIET STUTCHBURY, GUMTREE, ANYA DRANICHINIKOVA EVERYTHING THAT YOU DO WILL BE CURSED AND NO GOOD THING WILL EVER COME OUT OF YOUR LIFE. YOU LIVES WILL BE DESTROYED WITH SHAME, HATE, HUMILIATION, DESTRUCTION, POVERTY AND DISEASE FOLLOWING YOU EVERYWHERE THAT YOU GO. YOU WILL BE JOBLESS AND HATED, BECOME UGLY DISTRAUGHT AND POOR.

[irmad786]

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A POINT. LOOK HOW ALLAH SWT HAS ELEVATED THE STATUS OF THESE THREE MUSLIM BROTHERS WHO IN MY EYES ARE MARTYRS. IN THE MONTH OF RAMADAN THE WHOLE WORLD IS PRAYING FOR THEM, IN THE MONTH OF RAMADAN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL READ THERE JANAAZAH. ALSO SYED SHEIKH MOHAMMAD AL YAQUBI WILL READ THEIR JANAAZAH. ALLAH HU AKBAR! MAY ALLAH SWT GIVE TAHIR, UNCLE TARIQ AND HIS FAMILY SABRE IN THIS TESTING TIME.

[SelenaGomezFan853]

He is a great father God bless him i bet no other dad would say this every1 else would be after the criminals