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Police hunt two men over antisemitic chanting at Spurs fans

Photographs of two men police wish to interview have been released after Spurs fans were subjected to antisemitic chants on a Manchester tram

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Police have released photographs of two men they want to interview after a video of Manchester City fans directing antisemitic chants at Tottenham Hotspur fans went viral.

The incident took place at about 5:10pm on January 21  on a tram heading towards Manchester City's Etihad stadium, ahead of a Premier League match between the two sides.

Footage showed a group of men chanting about gas chambers in a reference to the Holocaust.

A Manchester City spokesperson encouraged fans with any information to come forward.

The club said it "strongly condemns the use of any antisemitic language and we have been working, and continue to work closely, with Greater Manchester Police on this disturbing case".

A 59-year-old man has already been interviewed under caution, police said.

Detective Inspector Rebecca Boyce said: "The tirade of abuse that was chanted has immensely impacted not only the people at the match, but members of the wider society and we will do everything in our power to make it known that hate crime is absolutely unacceptable."

Most Tottenham fans are not Jewish, but the club has a historical association with London's Jewish community.

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