Two soccer fans were arrested by British police after they posted anti-Semitic Twitter messages following a match of the London team Tottenham Hotspur in October.
The tweets made reference to Hitler and gas chambers. The two men, aged 24 and 22, were arrested that their homes in London on Thursday and are being questioned on suspicion of inciting racial hatred. A third man, aged 48, was detained earlier this month as part of the same investigation.
Ahead of the same game, West Ham supporters were filmed singing anti-Semitic chants toward Tottenham fans. Footage posted on 'Youtube' showed a section of the supporters hurling anti-Semitic insults and offensive language at the Spurs supporters.
In a separate police investigation that also dealt with anti-Semitic tweets relating to the same match, a 55-year-old man from Hemel Hempstead in England was arrested and cautioned on 28 November for malicious communications. Before the match, West Ham’s chairman had sent a letter to fans advising them that a zero-tolerance approach would be taken against any discriminatory behavior.
