Detectives investigating the murder of an Asian taxi driver in Oldham, Greater Manchester, said yesterday that they were keeping an open mind on whether he was the victim of a race attack.

The fatal stabbing of Israr Hussain, a 42-year-old father of six, has caused fears in some sections of the community that there could have been a racial motive in a killing which may have followed a dispute over a fare.

But community leaders in the town, scene of riots last year and a stamping ground for the British National party, agreed with police that no one could be sure of a motive until the attacker had been arrested and charged.

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