London - Three men have been arrested for posting
anti-Semitic comments on Twitter following Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League
match against West Ham United in October, police said on Friday.
Two men, aged 22 and 24, were arrested on Thursday in London
and in Wiltshire, while a 48-year-old man was arrested at his home in Canning
Town in London last week on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.
The investigation following the match on October 6 was
triggered by complaints about tweets that referred to Hitler and the gas
chambers.
Traditionally Spurs has had a large Jewish following and its
supporters have been the target of abuse from opposition fans.
Supporters of the club often chant “Yid Army” and “Yiddo” at
matches, using a term deemed offensive by some in the Jewish community, but fan
groups say the term is used as a badge of honour rather than a derogatory
remark.
However, the governing Football Association and police have
warned that using the word “Yid” could lead to prosecution and a ban on
attending matches.
All three men have been bailed until January while the
police make further enquiries.
In a separate investigation also dealing with anti-Semitic
tweets relating to the same match, a 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead north
of London was arrested and cautioned on November 28 for malicious
communications, police said.
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