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English Police Apparently Arrest Man for Criticizing Immigration of Supporters of Palestinians
From the Express (UK) (Max Parry) (expurgation, of course, in the news story):
The arrest, made at 9.55pm on Tuesday, October 31 in east London, comes after a video was posted on Facebook where the person behind the camera appears to condemn the number of Palestinian flags on Bethnal Green Road.
The person filming appears to say: "Look at this cr*p here," while zooming in on a number of flags attached to lamp posts and road signs.
"You let them into the country and this the s**** they come up with," the person then adds.
The police spokesperson said:
We are aware of a video circulating on social media that shows the arrest of a man on suspicion of a racially aggravated Section 5 public order offence….
We take all allegations of hate crime incredibly seriously. Where offences have taken place, our officers are attending, supporting victims and making arrests - and we will continue to do so.
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