Croydon man asks Muslim woman in street to 'explain Brussels’ - Twitter responds with fury

  Matthew Doyle, from Croydon, was lambasted after he posted on his Twitter account: "I confronted a Muslim woman in Croydon yesterday. I asked her to explain Brussels.
"She said 'nothing to do with me.' A mealy mouthed reply."


Although his initial post was liked by a number of similar-minded people who tweeted "no more Muslim migration" and "Trump for president", he later removed it from Twitter.

The controversial statement, in the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Brussels that left at least 31 people dead and 270 injured, caused a stir online and divided the internet, with "Croydon" becoming a trending topic.

One person replied: "What has a woman in Croydon got to do with the horrific events in Belgium, you simpleton?"

Others responded with witty and sarcastic remarks.

A Twitter user said: "Confronted a white man in Croydon yday. Asked him 2 explain Osborne's disability cuts. He said 'nothing to do with me’. A mealy-mouthed reply."

Another tweeted: "I confronted Croydon and asked it to explain @MatthewDoyle31. Nobody had head of him. A mealy mouthed reply."

Despite deleting his original tweet, Mr Doyle sought to defend his comments as the Twitter storm raged.
He wrote: "Thank you for your thoughts. The incident did happen yesterday - If I was anyway threatening - I would be reported. Confront is a bad word.

"Britain is for Britain's and those who accept our currency of decent behaviour and an intolerance of the Islamic threat to our nation."

Then backing down, he went on: "Yes I was angry and emote. I took a broad brush approach, which, on hindsight, was foolish. Matt."

But he quickly abandoned this emotive approach, adding: "Who cares if I insulted some towel head?? Really.
"David Cameron has said 'horrific'. The blame is at the door of the Koran. 'We will never let them destroy us. (David Cameron)."