A man whose Twitter post about confronting a Muslim woman in the street
over the Brussels terror attacks went viral has been arrested by police.
Matthew Doyle - who was widely mocked by social media users following the 'embarrassing' post - is being questioned on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.Doyle apparently later deleted the post, but it did not stop social media users from taking screengrabs and circulating his comments.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement:
Matthew Doyle - who was widely mocked by social media users following the 'embarrassing' post - is being questioned on suspicion of inciting racial hatred.Doyle apparently later deleted the post, but it did not stop social media users from taking screengrabs and circulating his comments.
The Metropolitan Police said in a statement:
"A 46-year-old man was this evening arrested at his home in Croydon on suspicion of inciting racial hatred on social media.
"He has been taken to a south London police station and enquiries continue."
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