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| Arrest over racist tweets to Northampton Town players | Arrest over racist tweets to Northampton Town players |
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| A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending racist tweets to two League Two footballers. | A man has been arrested on suspicion of sending racist tweets to two League Two footballers. |
| The 25-year-old, from Cheltenham, was held in Gloucestershire as part of an investigation into tweets sent to Northampton Town players. | |
| Tweets were sent to Adebayo Akinfenwa and Clarke Carlisle, chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. | Tweets were sent to Adebayo Akinfenwa and Clarke Carlisle, chairman of the Professional Footballers' Association. |
| Insp Phil Kings of Northamptonshire Police said a man was held on suspicion of a racially aggravated offence. | Insp Phil Kings of Northamptonshire Police said a man was held on suspicion of a racially aggravated offence. |
| He remained in police custody and would be questioned by officers, he added. | He remained in police custody and would be questioned by officers, he added. |
| Police said the man was arrested under the Malicious Communications Act. | |
| He has also been arrested on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence of intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress, a force spokesperson said. | |
| The incident is jointly being investigated by Gloucestershire and Northamptonshire Police. | |
| A Northampton Town spokesman said: "We became aware of some tweets that had been sent to our players on Wednesday evening and we immediately notified the police. | |
| "As this is a live investigation it would be inappropriate for us to comment further." | |
| The arrest came four days after Northampton Town beat Cheltenham Town 1-0 in the second leg of their League Two Play-Off Semi Final. | |
| They will play Bradford City on 18 May for a place in League One. |