FRESH details on the row that sparked chaos at Manchester Airport have emerged after cops were attacked and a man was kicked in the face.
In latest developments a “blow-by-blow” timeline has revealed officers were punched repeatedly and allegedly knocked to the floor unconscious – one with a broken nose – before events which sparked outcry.
A struggle breaks out between three police officers and two men
At one point one of the men appears to punch a female police officer (R)
A man in a grey t shirt (L) appears to repeatedly punch an officer as he slumps back into a seat
A police officer stamped on a man’s head on Tuesday
In disturbing new footage Mohammed Fahir, 19, the same man whose head was stamped on, can be seen resisting police before landing a blow to a female officer’s face and breaking her nose.
He then appears to knock down a second woman cop in sickening scenes.
Sidekick brother Amaad then repeatedly throws “full-blooded” punches at a male armed officer as he slumps back into a chair.
Fahir then tag-teams Amaad, punching the same bobby before grabbing him by the neck in a “chokehold”.
The teenager’s grip was only released when one of the female officers tasered him.
The original video, which sparked major uproar and mass protests in Manchester, showed a male cop stamping on Fahir’s head as he lies on the floor.
A woman in a headscarf kneels next to him as the cop stands above them, holding a taser.
In this new footage the same woman tries to desperately pull back, what looks to be Amaad, as he launches his attack.
A source close to Fahir and Amaad’s family they were trying to defend their mum when chaos broke out.
The insider alleged the mother was involved in an altercation with a male passenger while flying from Pakistan to Manchester on Tuesday evening.
Once on the ground, the same man pushed the mum with his luggage trolley and made racist remarks as she collected her suitcases at Terminal 2, it is claimed.
After meeting up with sons Fahir and Amaad, she pointed out who she had argued with, it is said.
The pair are then claimed to have confronted the man – which turned into a physical altercation.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were then called to the airport and tracked the family through cameras before stopping them near the ticket machines moments before disturbing scenes unravelled.
The source also alleged to the Daily Telegraph that the mum was struck in the face by an officer, which has not been independently verified.
GMP insisted at the time three of their officers were assaulted prior to what was seen in that viral clip.
The force is yet to release bodycam footage of the incident.
GMP is currently being investigated by police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
The IOPC received two referrals – one for the use of force and the other regarding the same officer reportedly using his PAVA, which is similar to pepper spray.
They have since confirmed the cop in question is under criminal investigation.
Manchester cops confirmed on Wednesday that two men were arrested on suspicion of “assault, assault of emergency worker, affray, and obstructing police”.
They said on Saturday evening that they are “investigating and appealing for witnesses in relation to three incidents that occurred on the evening of Tuesday 23rd July 2024 in Manchester Airport Terminal 2”.
Fahir has a cyst on his brain with symptoms “worsening overnight”, his family lawyer revealed on Thursday.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham previously told BBC Radio 4 the situation is “not clear cut” after outbursts followed the video online.
On Sunday he added: “It is an extremely difficult situation but at least this morning it has moved forward a degree because people now have a fuller picture.
“This is a situation that escalated very quickly, it’s a very violent situation with issues on both sides.
“They key now is that we allow the two investigations to complete their work.
“There is one investigation ongoing into a number of assaults and that is a police investigation for people who are on police bail.
“And there is a second investigation into police conduct.”
FEARS are rising that tensions in Manchester could explode after new footage surfaced of the airport fight that saw a cop kick a young man in the head.
It comes as Andy Burnham, Manchester mayor, has insisted there are “two sides” to the “complicated” situation.
The original footage, filmed at Manchester airport on Tuesday last week, captured a policeman stamping on the head of 19-year-old Mohammed Fahir.
It quickly went viral and sparked outrage without any context of the moments leading up to the teen’s violent arrest.
On Saturday evening new video surfaced of a brutal assault on the three police officers captured in the first clip.
It showed a man punching one of the officers repeatedly as he slumps back into a chair, while another hits a female cop in the face until she falls to the ground.
While the new footage may have shed more light on what happened at the airport, unanswered questions about the incident remain.
At least 100 people swarmed outside Rochdale police station in protest on Thursday night after watching the footage online.
Roads and tram lines in the city centre were blocked as a result of the unrest.
Neil Emmott, leader of Rochdale borough council, told The Guardian: “Definitely at some points there was a concern that the tensions might boil over – there’s no hiding from that.”
One of the cops uses his taser against the man in grey who appeared to hit him six times
Three officers approach a man to restrain him at the beginning of the clip
Two of those involved in the airport incident were identified in a video as Amaad and Mohammed Fahir – seen here with lawyer Akhmed Yakoob
Protesters gathered outside Rochdale Police Station on Wednesday
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