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Queensland teen back in court over racist rant against train security guard

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A Queensland teenager who racially vilified a security guard on a Brisbane train will on Monday make his second court appearance.

Abdel-Kader Russell-Boumzar, 17, shot to internet infamy after footage was uploaded showing the racially-charged tirade directed at security guard Josphat Mkhwananzi on October 2.

Mr Mkhwananzi had asked the apprentice mechanic to take his feet off the train seats, but was subjected to a five minute, expletive-laden rant in which he was told to "learn some English".

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Russell-Boumzar was also accused of spitting on Mr Mkhwananzi.

His behaviour was slammed by magistrate Bronwyn Springer as "disgusting" at his first court appearance last month, where he was granted bail under strict conditions.

Russell-Boumzar did not enter a plea to charges of assault, assault occasioning bodily harm, making threats, creating a disturbance and using a carriage service to menace.

He faces a possible jail sentence.

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