ANKARA: French Police have arrested a footballer Youcef Atal of Nice club for sharing a social media post over Gaza conflict, Western media reported on Friday.
As per media reports the 27-year-old Algerian footballer defender was arrested on charges of provoking racial hatred on grounds of religion.
The Nice prosecutor started an investigation on October 16.
Atal, shared an Instagram video in October in which a Palestinian preacher prayed to the God to send a black day for the Jews.
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Later Atal apologized for the post but was suspended by the club for the post. The French league also imposed seven matches ban on him.
Atal won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria. He joined Nice from Belgium’s Kortrijk in 2018 to score 12 goals in 115 matches.
According to health authorities in Gaza, Israel has launched relentless air and ground attacks in the Gaza Strip following the Hamas attack, killing more than 14,854 Palestinians, including 6,150 children and over 4,000 women.
