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Monday, April 27, 2015
German police sorry for telling fans to hide Israeli flags in soccer match
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleGerman police apologize for instructing fans of Ingolstadt not to wave Israeli flags during a match against Berlin Union, Israel Radio reports.
Israeli Almog Cohen plays for Ingolstadt, while a large percentage of Berlin Union’s fan-base is comprised of Arab residents of Berlin.
A police officer at the stadium feared violence would erupt between fans of the rival teams and instructed Ingolstadt fans not to wave the flags. On Monday, a senior German police officer said the decision was wrong and that it is part of the police force’s duty to ensure freedom of expression.
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