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Police are rallying behind an officer who was suspended after kicking a teenager in the head - as the family of the victim say they have 'real concerns' for the officers who were injured in the lead-up to the incident. Greater Manchester Police was plunged into a crisis last week after horrifying footage emerged of an officer kicking Muhammed Fahir, 19, while he was splayed out on the floor. The violent arrest at Manchester Airport - captured on bystanders' mobile phones - sparked angry demonstrations and allegations of racism and 'police brutality'. The male officer was suspended and is facing a criminal investigation after he kicked Khan in the face as he was arrested alongside his brother Amaad.

A Manchester Police officer filmed kicking Fahir Muhammad Amas, 19, in the head won widespread backing yesterday after footage emerged of the teenager's brutal attack moments earlier. One former police and crime commissioner said it was now clear that he had been 'frankly the hero' of the situation, while an ex-armed response sergeant said his suspension should now be lifted. Horrifying CCTV footage has now showed how Amas had left one policewoman with a broken nose and a second slumped on the floor.

Akhmed Yakoob, who is representing the two brothers involved in the incident, said: 'After reviewing the CCTV footage from Manchester Airport, nothing can justify a kick to the head to a defenceless man and a stomp to the head. Those are my views.' In a post on social media, he continued: 'These officers are highly trained, they shouldn't be losing control or seeing red. What do you guys think?' The intervention comes after the dramatic footage revealed that three police officers were 'viciously' attacked - leaving one with a broken nose and one slumped on the floor - moments before one of them kicked a teenager in the head. It sheds new light on the situation that provoked uproar with allegations of police brutality and racism being made when videos of part of the violent ordeal were shared online as officers attempted to arrest 19-year-old Fahir Muhammed Amas.

New CCTV footage has surfaced showing the chaotic scenes before a police officer kicked and stamped on a man's head at Manchester airport. The footage obtained by Manchester Evening News, allegedly captures the events moments before the incident which sparked outcry and protests. The original clip which surfaced on Wednesday showed a policeman violently kick and stamp on the head of a man who was face down with his hands behind his back on the floor after being tasered.

The family of the man who was kicked and stamped on by police at Manchester airport has issued a 'plea for calm' and urged for an end to protests, according to his MP.  Paul Waugh, the newly elected Labour MP for Rochdale, shared a statement written by the family urging people to give those involved 'time to heal' and for 'due process to take its course'. If follows Reform MP Richard Tice telling the Home Secretary that the men arrested in the bust-up must be prosecuted 'to the fullest extent of the law'.

A chief constable has claimed only 'some' communities were upset after a shocking video of a police officer kicking a man in the head at Manchester Airport emerged online. The extraordinary footage showed a policeman violently kick and stamp on the head of a man who was face down with his hands behind his back on the floor after being tasered. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog said it had notified the Greater Greater Manchester Police officer that the officer is facing a criminal probe for assault. Manchester Police Chief Constable, Stephen Watson QPM has since shared a statement, laying blame on investigation constraints as to why bodycam footage of the incident on Tuesday has not been released.

The police officer who kicked a man in the head at Manchester Airport is now under criminal investigation over the force used during the incident on Tuesday. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) watchdog said it had notified the Greater Manchester Police officer that he is facing a criminal probe for assault. He has also been served with a disciplinary notice that he is being investigated for potential gross misconduct for alleged breaches of police professional standards. The extraordinary footage showed the officer kick and stamp on the head of a man who was lying face down on the floor, with a woman kneeling beside him. The video also appeared to show him strike a second man, and it has prompted a public outcry with two nights of demonstrations in Manchester and Rochdale. Roads and tram lines were blocked last night during a protest after the officer was suspended following footage of the incident, in terminal two of the airport.

Videos of the chaos at Manchester Airport on Tuesday have shocked the nation after a man was kicked and stamped on by a police officer. The footage appears to show an officer on the head of a man lying face down on the floor, with a woman kneeling beside him - before a second man was struck. Police said three of their officers had been assaulted, including a female police constable who suffered a broken nose, and four men were arrested. But a lack of videos showing both the run-up to the chaos and what happened on board the plane from Pakistan have left a series of unanswered questions. Here, MailOnline looks at some of these - including who allegedly started the altercation with the men's mother, and why no bodycam footage has come out:

A mid-air row involving their mother is believed to have precipitated the chaotic arrest of two men at Manchester Airport in which one was kicked in the face and stamped on the head by a police officer. As demonstrators protest on the streets of Manchester and Rochdale over the treatment of the Fahir and Amaad Khan, family sources have claimed they were defending their mother the day they were taken into custody by police. It is claimed that the pair's mother, who was flying into Manchester on Tuesday evening from Pakistan , was involved in a row while the plane was in the air with a male passenger. Insiders say that while she was picking up her luggage in Terminal 2 the same man pushed her with his trolley and made racist comments towards her, with the mother later pointing him out to her sons. The sources claim that the row became more heated when one of the son's confronted the man, before a physical altercation took place and the police were called.

Hundreds of demonstrators have blocked one of Manchester's busiest roads to protest against the treatment of a man who filmed being kicked in the head by a police officer during an arrest. Crowds have descended on St Peter's Square as they march towards Town Hall in the city centre, with people demanding the officers involved are sacked, with cries of 'no justice, no peace'. It comes after protests outside Rochdale Police Station on Wednesday night when footage of the arrest of Fahir and Amaad Khan at Manchester Airport was shared on social media. In the video Fahir, 19, was seen being kicked in the face and stamped on the head by a police officer, before he and his brother were hauled away by police after an incident in which three PCs were injured, including one female who had her nose broken. Greater Manchester Police has since suspended one officer involved and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating after receiving two referrals from the force over the incident.

EXCLUSIVE: Fahir Khan (left), 19, is one of the two men who were kicked and stamped on by a police officer at Manchester Airport - while the second man was his older brother Amaad (right, Fahir on the ground, Amaad in a chair). The brothers are well known charity workers from Rochdale, MailOnline has learned. Soon after footage of them being apparently brutalised as their mother was pushed over went viral, Fahir began feeling unwell and is now awaiting a medical scan. Greater Manchester Police has suspended an officer from all duties pending an investigation, referring itself to the IOPC watchdog, which has vowed to carry out a 'robust' investigation.

Video footage of men being detained at the airport on Tuesday sparked fury yesterday as an officer was seen kicking and stamping on the head of a man who was being restrained on the floor. GMP said an officer had been suspended from 'all duties' following a 'thorough review of further information that has become available'. It has made a referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for a full independent investigation. The force said this morning: 'We understand the deep concerns that have been widely raised with us, and will continue to meet and discuss these feelings with Greater Manchester residents and elected representatives, whilst this independent investigation takes place.'

PMQs, at the dawn of this allegedly sun-dappled age, was turned into a pulverising, soul-sapping, eyeball-bruising bore. Any West End musical making such a glutinous start would soon be laying off the hoofers. Labour MPs were passive. Hardly any of them bobbed up and down, hoping to catch the Speaker's eye. None of the seven rebels just suspended from their party was to be seen.

The Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley suffered jeers and chants of 'Free Palestine ' by pro-Palestinian supporters after she beat independent candidate Jody McIntyre by just 693 votes. She looked furious and yelled back: ' I understand that a strong woman standing up to you is met with such reticence' before asking for the mob to be thrown out, pointing at them and saying: 'Can you throw them out?' Jess later stayed defiant during an interview with LBC as she was asked if the group should have been removed earlier to avoid any kind of disruption and 'vitriol'. 'No, I wanted them to hear what I had to say,' she said before bursting out into laughter.

The Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley suffered jeers by pro-Palestinian supporters after she beat an independent by just 693. She looked furious and yelled back: ' I understand that a strong woman standing up to you is met with such reticence' before asking for the mob to be thrown out, pointing at them and saying: 'Can you throw them out?' Jess said that a young woman delivering leaflets for her yesterday was filmed by her rivals 'and screamed at by a much older man' and then her tyres slashed. She also said she declined the help of the family of murdered MP Jo Cox because of the violence in her area. She added: 'I didn't bring my children here tonight, because I knew this would happen and they deserve better'.

George Galloway has lost the Rochdale seat just five months after winning it - with Labour grandee Neil Kinnock leading the celebrations. The leader of the Workers Party of Britain received 11,508 votes, losing out to Labour's Paul Waugh who won with 13,047 votes. It comes after Mr Galloway won the seat in a February by-election, overturning a Labour majority of 9,668. As news broke of Galloway losing, Lord Kinnock broke into a smile and said: 'I am delighted. He is repulsive. Galloway is repulsive. He always has been.' He denied the firebrand politician was ever a 'thorn in his side' because 'he didn't count'.

Over half of Lighthouse International Group's profits were paid out to its founder Paul Waugh (pictured), who lives in a £2 million country estate, drives a Range Rover with the initials of his organization and says he is'very connected' in government. Despite receiving a'substantial sum' it received for its mentoring, between 2013 and 2022, a High Court judge reformed his organisation this week, finding that it was either dormant or had no assets, and had failed to register for VAT despite being eligible since 2017. Lighthouse had 'no transparency' and "completely refused to cooperate' with a nine-month Insolvency Service probe into its finances that followed a Mail leak of the firm, according to the court. Lighthouse's life coaching services, according to Mr Waugh, can'optimise outcomes in your life, in direct proportion to your investment of time, resources, and efforts.'