A BRITISH tourist has claimed he spotted Tommy Robinson seemingly boarding a flight to Tenerife the morning after an alleged assault.
The far-right activist, 42, left the country amid an investigation into an alleged attack on a man at St Pancras Station in London.
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Video posted by a Brit flying to Tenerife showed a man matching Tommy Robinson’s description boarding an airport shuttle.
He was wearing white socks and trainers and black shorts, t-shirt and cap, with a tattoo visible on his leg.
A video posted on TikTok captioned: “Spotted Tommy Robinson getting on my flight this morning” also showed the man going through security.
He quickly lifted his cap so that staff could check his face against his passport photo.
The footage which the tourist claimed showed Robinson – whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – comes as the EDL founder fled the UK.
Robinson was filmed standing over a seemingly unresponsive man lying face-down on the station concourse on Monday night.
A witness has claimed they saw him engaging in an argument with an older man before punching him so hard it apparently knocked him out.
In video which circulated on Monday, an agitated Robinson was seen shouting “you saw him, he came at me” as a man appeared to lay unresponsive and bleeding on the floor.
The witness had been on the way to catch a train when he “heard a loud commotion and arguing” at the top of the escalator.
He said that as he approached the top, he saw Robinson and an older man “facing off and standing very close to each other”.
The witness claimed that the alleged assault seemed “very serious” as the man “wasn’t moving afterwards”.
Robinson later shared a clip from US activist Don Keith – who calls himself a “faithful MAGA” supporter and “patriot” – that claimed there is “more footage that vindicates Tommy”.
In the video, he claimed the injured man was “intoxicated and warned to leave Tommy alone” – and calls him the “aggressor”.
Keith said the man was warned to stay away, but “proceeded to aggressively rush Robinson anyway”, and added that he was “100 per cent in the right defending himself”.
Keith – who says he’s spoken to Robinson – went on to address reports that the political activist fled the country following the alleged assault.
He claimed that the former EDL leader had “work obligations” abroad, emphatically denying that Robinson left the country as a result of the allegations and footage.
In the wake of the altercation, right-wing media site Rebel News – which Robinson has appeared on in the past – shared a post about Robinson, claiming he didn’t “flee” Britain but was instead abroad for scheduled meetings and interviews.
The website has also launched a crowdfunder to help raise funds for any legal proceedings that may follow.
Since the footage emerged, Robinson also reposted a tweet from a user which read: “If you approach someone with hostility, a man that receives death threats daily, expect to get a clip round the ear hole.”
In the video, Robinson could be seen leaving down a staircase while another man can be heard saying “quick, quick, can we get someone here quick” to staff.
Another bystander is heard shouting “Tommy, Tommy” in the background.
As Robinson then comes back up the stairs, he appears to tell the man: “He come at me bruv, you saw that, he come at me,” before the clip ends.
Police said that a man was taken to hospital with “serious injuries” although they were not believed to be life-threatening.
Earlier on Monday, the former EDL leader had filmed himself at the station where he was handing out flyers for an upcoming protest.
A police spokesperson said on Tuesday: “British Transport Police (BTP) were called to St Pancras station just after 8.40pm yesterday (28 July) following reports of an assault.
“Officers attended and a man was taken to hospital with serious injuries, which are not thought to be life threatening.
“Overnight the investigation has been ongoing and officers have been making arrest enquiries.
“Officers have confirmed that the suspect, a 42-year-old man from Bedfordshire, boarded a flight out of the country in the early hours of this morning.
“Detectives are continuing to work closely to progress the investigation and bring him into custody for questioning.”
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