Two asylum seekers have been jailed after they chased migrant hotel staff with knives because they didn't like they food they were served. Ibrahim Zouari, 35, and Houssine Nouira, 32, returned to the Roundhouse Hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset, at 6.20am on April 17, 2024, and 'aggressively' approached staff demanding they serve them lunch that met their dietary requirements. But when they were told it would not be possible as the kitchen was serving breakfast at the time, the pair 'exploded'. Tunisian migrant Nouira began the violence by picking up part of the breakfast display and throwing it at staff. Libyan migrant Zouari then brandished a chair before picking up a knife and chasing staff as he threatened them with it at one point during the five-minute disorder which was caught on CCTV and played at Bournemouth Crown Court.
Staff and other asylum seekers staying at the hotel - where multiple anti-migrant protests have taken place this year - were eventually able to calm the situation down. Both men were charged with threatening a person with a bladed article. Zouari - who has racked up multiple other convictions during his time in the UK - was jailed for 15 months on Friday, and Nouira had already been given a 12-month sentence in May.
