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Thank you, Buenchico - that happens to be one of my favourite songs & quite appropriate! Also, I know what you mean about xenophobia but he is a genuinely nice, if very shocked, young man,
One of the idiots did indeed have a knife but thankfully didn't use it. I'm hoping his car will be able to be rescued but I doubt it. And, yes, no one was hurt which is the most important thing.
I've just had a call to say that he's home safe & sound. Isn't it strange how you can be so worried about a stranger?