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EDL founder Tommy Robinson was "violently attacked by left wing extremists" outside a McDonald's, he has claimed.

The political activist, who says he is no longer involved with the English Defence League, tweeted about the incident.

He has released a two-second clip which appears to show him being confronted by a gang near the fast food outlet in London.

He said: "I’ve done more scrapping as a journalist than I did going football."

It is not believed he was seriously injured.

At 6.54pm Caolan Robertson, a video producer said he had footage of Robinson "being violently attacked in London by violent, left wing extremists" and that it would be published this evening.

A further tweet claims others were also attacked.

It is not known who the attackers were or what their motive was, reports the Daily Mirror.

Mr Robertson tweeted: "Camera woman (Lucy Brown) thrown on the floor and kicked in the head. Cameraman attacked. Microphones & cameras smashed. Police everywhere."

Mr Robinson, who is no longer invovled with the EDL, now spends his time as a film maker and acitivist.

In February Mr Robinson appeared at Cambridgeshire Crown Court where he is suing the county's police force for alleged harrasment.

After the court hearing he was caught up in an hour-long argument with Youtuber Ali Dawah , who insisted on having a debate with Mr Robinson.

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Mr Robinson is pursuing a claim for harrassment againt Cambridgeshire Constabulary after officers appeared to force him and his family out of a pub for his own safety.

He was at the Hop and Grain Store with his children in Cambridge last year (August 27) before being removed by police.

The activist claims that he was forced to leave due to violent left wing groups nearby.

But police say he was asked to leave as part of a group of 18 Luton Town supporters, as the football club played Cambridge United on that day and officers wanted to stop any potential trouble.

During his appearance to bring the case drama followed Mr Robinson around the city, before the hearing he was also confronted by a woman in a café as he was sat eating a bacon roll.

In the Espresso Library next to the court, a woman stood up and announced his presence to the other customers, expressing her horror at sharing space with Mr Robinson and labelling him "racist".

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The trial will be at Cambridge County Court sometime between September 10 and December 7.