@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +This is the shocking moment a passenger was racially abused on the Underground by six white commuters, with one pretending to be a monkey and jumping at him as he filmed them. <br>The horrific incident took place on the Northern Line, just before Kennington station on March 8, while stunned members of the public looked on.<br>Mohammed Dirir, 27, was the victim and said that he was left shocked by the what happened. <br>One of the six men climbed on train seats while swinging from pole to pole as he pretended to be a monkey.  <br> RELATED ARTICLES <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br><br><br>Mr Dirir asked them to repeat the monkey gestures, so he could capture it on video. <br>Other commuters could be heard sympathising with him as he was repeatedly abused by the gang of six.  <br>Despite being challenged several times, the group were unapologetic and laughed and joked about the abuse. <br>Mr Dirir, from the Netherlands originally, has lived in London for eight years and is the founder of his own start-up buisness. <br>He told Mail Online: 'I was on the train, minding my own business.<br><br>I saw a group of white men getting on and they saw me and started doing these [https://www.shewrites.com/search?q=monkey%20noises monkey noises] and these monkey movements.<br> One of the group of six pretended to be a monkey and jumped from seat to seat as his friends laughed at him<br> Mohammed Dirir, 27, was the victim of the vile racist abuse and said that he resisted the urge to fight the men<br> He then jumped at the black commuter who was filming the shocking racist incident on the London Underground<br>'I tried to ignore it as much as possible but one of the guys gave me a thumbs up and then I realised he wanted me to know I was being targeted.<br>'So I asked him, ''are you good mate?''.<br><br>Then he said to his friend that I was dumb and I didn't get it. <br>'Fast forward, I tried to get some video footage and as you saw, they were really racist. I could've fought them but then again, everybody would say I was just responding to hate with hate and adding more fuel to the fire. <br>'Being the man I am, I was raised to show love rather than hate and I had to set an example.<br><br>You saw what happened. <br>'We need to stop the hatred around the world man. All this racism that's going on, it's nonsense. We're all the same.<br>'Ignorant people like that need to be guided and I pray to God that he guides them.' <br> The abuse took place on the Northern Line, just before Kennington station, while stunned members of the public looked on<br> Mr Dirir, who is originally from the Netherlands, has lived in London for eight years and is the founder of a startup business<br>The man making the monkey noises leaps at his victim, his face filling the camera.  <br>Posting the video on Instagram, Mr Dirir said: 'Racism is still alive.<br><br>To all my people of colour around the world, stay strong. Let's end this epidemic once and for all.'<br>A friend of the victim wrote on Twitter: 'Six white racist individuals started to make monkey noises on the train to my friend because he is black, [https://dekamusic.ru аккорды для гитары для начинающих] one of the individuals then starts to swing around and coming up close. <br>'They need to be identified and punished, being drunk is NOT an excuse.'<br>