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The man dubbed the 'Lion of London Bridge' after he took on terrorists shouting "f*** you, I'm Millwall" during the terror attack is under police investigation after being filmed spitting in a man's face during a vile racist rant.

London Metropolitan Police today confirmed the probe into football fan Roy Larner, who hit the headlines in June after battling three knife-wielding jihadis with his fists.

The 47-year-old 'hero' was stabbed eight times in the Black & Blue steak restaurant, in Borough Market, as he protected other customers and waiting staff.

Then footage of the avid Millwall supporter hurling racist abuse at a protester emerged this month.

Roy, with two dogs in tow, approached a group chanting "Trump and May have got to go" in Elephant and Castle, south London, in February.

The dad-of-one can be seen screaming "ban the foreigners, you c***" before spitting at a black Movement for Justice campaigner who appears to have been photographing the demonstation.

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As the activists shout "we fight back when the racists attack", Roy continues to scream profanaties for the duration of the 1.44-minute film.

At times, the rant is inaudible.

"Shut up you c***," he shouts. "F*** off you spastic paedophile c***.

"W****** - I'll smash the life out of you.

"People like you stink like s***.

"Motherless c***, from a c***, f*** off, keep moving, f*** off you foreign c***, f*** off you ape c***.

"I'll f*** your mum, I'll f*** your mum."

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Roy then shouts "National Front" three of four times before walking into the path of a bus.

Shouting to the driver, while pointing at the protester, he says: "Mow down the black c***."

One female protester shouts "you are the dog" after Roy as he walks off in the opposite direction.

The group then continue to chant "no Trump, no Brexit , no racist EU exit".

A Met Police spokesman today said: "Officers from Southwark borough are aware of reports of a man racially abusing another on social media.

"A crime report has been created and police are investigating the matter.

"Anyone who witnessed the original incident outside the Arts College in Elephant and Castle, south London is asked to contact TDC Samuel Cafferty at Walworth Community Safety Unit via email, samuel.cafferty@met.police.uk."

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During an appearance on Good Morning Britain last month, Roy discussed what motivated him to stand up and step forward during the terrorists' deadly rampage on June 3.

"Three blokes tried to kick their way into the bar because the door was shut," he said. "They entered the bar, all of a sudden they start pulling out knives, one's trying to come to me with a knife, as I'm fighting him the other two have come to me then to help him.

"The three of them, I'm fighting them, and at the time I’m thinking of those families and kids who need to get out of the bar. It happened in about 45 seconds and as I've got them out they've been shot around me."

He added: "Maybe I'm a bit brain dead."

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Larner's mum Phyllis Larner, 78, from Peckham, south east London, confirmed that it was her son in the video.

She said: "They said something to Roy about the dogs, when he was taking them for a walk.

"I was walking to get the bus at the time, it was a good few weeks ago.

"These blokes, about four or five of them said something to Roy and he turned round and you know, he'll stand up to anyone.

"I don't know what they said to him, I was in a hurry and we were not really talking at the time.

"He was taking the dogs for a walk and was on his way back to his girlfriend's, he gave them a mouthful.

"If he didn't have the dogs, I don't know what he might have done, as you can imagine.

"He doesn't need a weapon, if you've got a good pair of hands then that is all you need.

"He is certainly quite a character, he can be a bit of a handful."

The former girlfriend of the Lion of London Bridge claimed her daughter's father was not a racist.

His ex-girlfriend Tracy Wicks, 54, said: "He takes the dogs out regularly, he is not a racist, not in my experience, you don't know what happened at the time.

"He does take the dogs out, he never mentioned anything about it to me.

"He's not likely to have got into a fight with the dogs, I don't know what had happened before though, I wasn't there."