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British authorities are investigating a string of racist tweets aimed at Yaya Touré just hours after the Manchester City and Ivory Coast midfielder reactivated his Twitter account following a five-month hiatus from the platform.
Anti-discrimination group Kick It Out, based in England, was one of the first to report the abuse to the Greater Manchester Police Monday evening, and the department confirmed to The Guardian that it is looking into the incident
The complaint was based on two separate tweets of "racist nature" in response to Touré's first post after returning from a Twitter break to focus on the sport, which congratulated his team on a recent win over Manchester United, according to a statement released by Kick It Out. Read more...
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