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Beitar club house torched in suspected protest over Muslim signings
Source: Reuters
Beitar club house torched in suspected protest over Muslim signings
Reuters
guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 February 2013 10.42 GMT
A suspected arson attack damaged the main club house of the Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem on Friday, a day after four fans were charged in court in connection with racist incitement against the team's recruitment of Muslim players, police said.
A police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said the fire, which caused no injuries, caused "extensive damage" to the premises next to the team's main training grounds. Television footage showed trophies and other memorabilia were destroyed.
"Initial findings show the blaze was caused by a number of suspects," Rosenfeld said, and added that police were investigating a possible link to protests over the team's signing up of two Chechen Muslim players last month.
The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, said the police would take "a heavy hand to put an end to this issue", and praised the club for what he saw as steps toward "fighting racism and violence".
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Reuters
guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 February 2013 10.42 GMT
A suspected arson attack damaged the main club house of the Israeli Premier League side Beitar Jerusalem on Friday, a day after four fans were charged in court in connection with racist incitement against the team's recruitment of Muslim players, police said.
A police spokesman, Micky Rosenfeld, said the fire, which caused no injuries, caused "extensive damage" to the premises next to the team's main training grounds. Television footage showed trophies and other memorabilia were destroyed.
"Initial findings show the blaze was caused by a number of suspects," Rosenfeld said, and added that police were investigating a possible link to protests over the team's signing up of two Chechen Muslim players last month.
The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, said the police would take "a heavy hand to put an end to this issue", and praised the club for what he saw as steps toward "fighting racism and violence".
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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2013/feb/08/beitar-club-house-torched-protest-muslim
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