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Because of the Palestinian flag.. German police assault a Scottish fan (video)
Miscellaneous| 3 October, 2024 - 1:17 AM
Scottish fan holds Palestinian flag amidst fans (Twitter)
German police assaulted a Celtic fan as he entered the stadium carrying a Palestinian flag, during his team's match against Borussia Dortmund, yesterday, Tuesday, in the UEFA Champions League.
The fan posted a video on his page on the X platform, showing the German police assaulting him and removing the Palestinian flag from him, as he commented, saying: “Only because I support Palestine.”
Heavy handed because I support Palestine..
— Leigh Kelly (@leighkelly81) October 2, 2024
Fuck the Nazis
Fuck the Israelis
Fuck their supporters. pic.twitter.com/OX80Zi7187
He supports the Palestinian cause through his account, which shows a picture of a fist in the colors of the Palestinian flag with the comment "Palestinian lives matter", similar to "Black Lives Matter", which was launched after the American police killed a black young man.
Despite police attempts to prevent Palestinian flags, they were seen flying inside the stadium throughout the match, and social media users posted photos and videos of masked fans wearing shirts reading "Freedom for Palestine."
(Al Jazeera)
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