How Asian men in a BMW were attacked during violence in Hull. | News World

Of all the violent scenes in UK towns and cities at the weekend, one of the most shocking happened in Hull – when an angry crowd of white men surrounded and attacked a car with men of Asian heritage inside.

Videos of the incident shared on social media show the crowd charging towards a silver BMW and forcing open its doors, and attacking those inside.

People can be heard on the videos shouting racist slurs and saying “get them”.

BBC Verify has analysed social media footage of the incident – and what happened in Hull in the run up.

The attack on the BMW happened in the north-west of Hull city centre on Saturday afternoon.

Analysis of social media videos by BBC Verify suggests the vehicle and its occupants were set upon at about 16:45.

In one video, large black plumes of smoke can be seen rising into…