Cafe 'targeted for welcoming refugees'
Police have stepped up patrols in Leeds after cafe workers say they were threatened because they welcomed refugees.
Police increase patrols after threats to cafe over 'Refugees Welcome' mural
Police have stepped up patrols in Leeds after cafe workers say they were threatened because they welcomed refugees.
Owners of Armley Junktion painted the words 'refugees welcome, everybody welcome' on the wall. They say the words were a positive statement highlighting that they are open to all, but the mural was vandalised and staff were threatened with violence when they tried to repaint it.
Police say they are treating the matter seriously. The cafe says they will not be putting the slogan back up in a bid to calm tensions in the area.
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