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A dad who threatened to murder Muslims after the Manchester bombing claims: ‘I’m not racist - I have Muslim friends’.

Andrew Littlefair faces jail after Facebook posts calling for people to burn mosques and the Quran.

In one post he wrote: “Give me bullets for my gun - I’ll shoot every b****** one”.”

But now he claims to be living in fear of attack following his rant.

“I live in a quiet street, and there are a lot of angry people at the moment,” said the frightened 50-year-old.

“I live around a lot of Muslim people and I have Muslim friends who know I’m not racist, but it is the people who are not my friends that worry me.

“I’m worried this being out there is putting me at risk.”

Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard Littlefair wrote the posts in retaliation to a pair of deadly UK terror attacks last summer.

The June 4 rant came the morning after the London Bridge terror attack, and less than a fortnight after the Manchester Arena bombing.

In one post, he wrote: “It’s time to unite and fight wipe out this disgusting desease (sic) they call Islam.

“My grandad didn’t fight an die for this!!”

Following Wednesday’s court hearing, Littlefair blamed the booze and claims his words were taken “out of context”.

“It was a stupid, drunken rant which I did after seeing pictures of all those bairns after the bombings,” said the 50-year-old.

“Yes I had a few drinks on the night before and I’d opened a can that morning.

“But to say I want to kill Muslims - I mean, I couldn’t hurt a fly.

“And I know I shouldn’t have said Muslims - I should have said ISIS.

“ISIS are not people, they are brainwashing people.

“But I have Muslim friends and I’ve spoke to some and they are disappointed.

“But this doesn’t show me for who I am.”

He admitted six counts of publishing threatening religious material intending to stir up religious hatred.

Teesside Magistrates’ Court heard the starting point for this is 12 months custody.

“I can’t stop worrying and I can’t eat,” said Littlefair, of Trefoil Court, Norton.

“(My daughter) is in bits thinking I’m going to go to prison - I’m a 50-year-old and it doesn’t feel good to face prison for the first time.

“I just got myself a good, steady job and have to go back to work but I can’t concentrate.

“I just hope to go it is a suspended sentence.”

Magistrates granted him unconditional bail to appear at Teesside Crown Court on a future date.