Man charged over social media post inciting unrest

Image caption, The accused is due to appear at Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday
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  • Role, 成人论坛 News, West Midlands

A man has been charged with an offence relating to a video posted online.

West Midlands Police said the video was believed to contain content which was suspected of making threats and inciting unrest.

Omar Abdirizak, 30, from Sparkbrook, Birmingham, is due to appear before Birmingham Magistrates' Court on Monday.

He is accused of conveying information which was known to be false intending at the time of sending to cause non-trivial psychological or physical harm to a likely audience.

Police said on Sunday he was also charged with possession of Class B drugs and a racially-aggravated public order offence.

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