LONDON: British police said on Tuesday they were continuing to investigate comments made on stage during a performance by duo Bob Vylan at Glastonbury music festival in June over derogatory chanting about the Israeli military
Avon and Somerset Police said they had held a voluntary police interview with a man in his mid-30s to help progress their inquiries.
"The matter has been recorded as a public order incident while we continue to investigate and consider all relevant legislation," Avon and Somerset Police said.
The performance by Bob Vylan, a duo whose stage names are Bobby Vylan and Bobbie Vylan, both thought to be in their mid-30s, included on-stage chants of "death, death to the IDF", a reference to the Israel Defense Forces then heavily involved in fighting in Gaza.
The performance was condemned by Prime Minister Keir Starmer and the Israeli Embassy in London while the BBC was criticised for not stopping its livestreaming of the set.
Bob Vylan are known for mixing grime and punk rock, and their songs tackle a range of issues including racism, homophobia and the class divide.
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UK police continue investigation into Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury
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UK police continue investigation into Bob Vylan performance at Glastonbury
- Bob Vylan are known for mixing grime and punk rock, and their songs tackle a range of issues including racism, homophobia and the class divide
German authorities arrest five men suspected of planning Christmas market attack
BERLIN: German authorities have arrested five men suspected of being terrorist militants planning an attack on a Christmas market in southern Bavaria, police and prosecutors said in a joint statement. There has been a series of vehicle ramming attacks in Germany since a militant rammed a hijacked truck into a Christmas market in central Berlin in 2016. Last December several people were killed by an attack in Magdeburg.
Three Moroccan nationals aged 22, 28 and 30, an Egyptian national aged 56 and a 37-year-old Syrian were detained on Friday at the Suben border crossing between Germany and Austria, according to the joint statement late on Saturday.
Investigators believed that the men intended to drive a vehicle into a crowded market in the Dingolfing-Landau area with the aim of killing or injuring as many people as possible, the statement said, adding that authorities suspected a militant motive.
Three Moroccan nationals aged 22, 28 and 30, an Egyptian national aged 56 and a 37-year-old Syrian were detained on Friday at the Suben border crossing between Germany and Austria, according to the joint statement late on Saturday.
Investigators believed that the men intended to drive a vehicle into a crowded market in the Dingolfing-Landau area with the aim of killing or injuring as many people as possible, the statement said, adding that authorities suspected a militant motive.
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