A British soccer club has apologized for an incident in which its members taunted supporters of a rival London-based club by chanting: "You're just a town full of bombers." Referring to the July 7 attacks that killed 52 subway and bus riders, as well as four suicide bombers, the Hull City fans also yelled at the Queens Park Rangers fans: "Too many lived and not enough died."
Them's fightin' words. Seriously.
Hull City chairman Adam Pearson said the team has footage of the chanting at Saturday's game, and intends to ban those involved from its stadium for life. "On behalf of the club I would like to unreservedly apologize to all Queens Park Rangers supporters who were subjected to this unbelievably ignorant and distressing chant," said Pearson. "The group of youths who were involved with this chant will be identified and will be dealt with in the most swingeing [severe] manner possible." One Hull City fan was charged with "racial chanting" after the game, and police said more charges could be laid. Some supporters of the Queens Park Rangers walked out of the stadium when the chanting began. Others tried to rip down a fence separating them from the Hull City fans. |