Lynx gang

British gang

Criminal organization

Lynx gangFounding location| Sparkhill, Birmingham, England

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Territory| Birmingham
Ethnicity| Mostly British Pakistani (Mirpuri)

The Lynx Gang (sometimes known as The Lynx Crew) was a Birmingham-based gang originally of British Pakistani members that was founded in the 1970s, initially to protect the British Pakistani community (most notably of Mirpuri), from White power skinheads.[1]

The gang was founded in the Sparkhill area of the city. Moazzem Begg is a former member of the gang.[2]

## References

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1. ^ Muncie, J. (14 May 2009). "Reluctant Gangsters: The Changing Face of Youth Crime. By John Pitts (Cullompton, Devon: Willan Publishing, 2008, 176pp. 22.00 pb)". British Journal of Criminology. 49 (4). Youth and Policy: 597–599\. doi:10.1093/bjc/azp025. ISSN 0007-0955.
2. ^ Moazzam Begg Interview Archived 5 July 2007 at the Wayback Machine, Liverpool's The Nerve, Spring 2007

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