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Two men arrested for anti-Semitic tweets after Spurs v West Ham match | Two men arrested for anti-Semitic tweets after Spurs v West Ham match |
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Two men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic tweets following Tottenham Hotspur's match with West Ham. | Two men have been arrested for posting anti-Semitic tweets following Tottenham Hotspur's match with West Ham. |
A 24-year-old man from Croydon and a 22-year-old man from Wiltshire posted the comments about Hitler and the gas chambers after the Premier League match on 6 October. | A 24-year-old man from Croydon and a 22-year-old man from Wiltshire posted the comments about Hitler and the gas chambers after the Premier League match on 6 October. |
Both men were arrested on Thursday on suspicion of inciting racial hatred. | |
Another 48-year-old man, from Canning Town, was arrested on 5 December on suspicion of inciting racial hatred. | |
Jewish following | |
Police had warned fans before the fixture not to use the word "yid" and said supporters who did so could be committing a crime. | Police had warned fans before the fixture not to use the word "yid" and said supporters who did so could be committing a crime. |
Traditionally Spurs have a large Jewish following and have been the target of abuse from opposition fans, although some fans of the club use the term themselves. | |
West Ham told supporters that anyone caught behaving in a racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic way would be punished to the full extent of the law. | West Ham told supporters that anyone caught behaving in a racist, anti-Semitic or homophobic way would be punished to the full extent of the law. |
Officers in Haringey launched an investigation after being made aware of the messages on the social networking site Twitter. | |
All three men have been bailed until January. | |
In November, a 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, was arrested and cautioned for malicious communications after posting anti-Semitic tweets before the Spurs and West Ham match. |
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