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Police Identify Chelsea Racism Suspects

Written By Unknown on Senin, 23 Februari 2015 | 00.35

Three Chelsea supporters wanted in connection with alleged racism on the Paris Metro have been identified, police say.

The men, whose names have not been released, are accused of being among a number of Chelsea fans caught on camera shouting racist chants ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match against Paris St Germain.

Video footage shows the group preventing a member of the public - Souleymane Sylla - from entering an underground train.

Some chanted: "We're racist, and that's the way we like it".

Their pictures were released as part of an investigation launched by the Metropolitan Police.

Police are also investigating allegations that another group of men - believed to be Chelsea fans - sang racist songs as they arrived into St Pancras Station in London on Wednesday evening.

A member of the public reported the men, who were believed to have been returning home from the same PSG match.

Chelsea have suspended five supporters from attending matches following the Paris incident after carrying out their own investigation.

Manager Jose Mourinho said he was "disgusted" and "ashamed" by the behaviour, adding that the club would be writing to Mr Sylla to apologise.

He told Sky Sports he hoped Mr Sylla would accept the club's invitation to attend the return game against Paris St German on 11 March.

However Mr Sylla told French newspaper Le Parisien: "I appreciate Mr Mourinho's invitation, but I can't get my head around being in a stadium at the moment".

In an interview with the Guardian, he said: "What happened has left me really afraid. I just want justice to be done, no more than that.

"I was a little bit hurt physically but in terms of morale I was hurt a lot. It has really affected my life. I can't go back into the Metro, it makes me really afraid.

"I don't think you should be denied the right to take the Metro because you're black. That's what they wanted."

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Prescott Makes 'Thumping' Return To Frontline

John Prescott is to return to frontline politics ahead of the General Election after Ed Miliband appointed him a climate change adviser.

The former deputy prime minister will be working with heads of state and foreign governments to "raise their ambition", according to the Labour leader.

He wants Lord Prescott to work on an agreement in the run-up to a crucial United Nations summit in Paris at the end of the year.

Mr Miliband said he was inspired to appoint the life peer because of his experience in getting an agreement at the landmark Kyoto Protocol in 1997.

Lord Prescott became known during the premiership of Tony Blair for his pugnacious style and is considered a formidable negotiator.

Writing in The Observer, Mr Miliband said: "His abilities and experience... must be used at this critical time for our future and there is no one better than John at bashing heads together to get a deal."

In his column in The Sunday Mirror, Lord Prescott said he will continue to work with politicians from around the world.

He said: "For the last two years, I've spent my time trying to get agreement from elected parliamentarians around the world.

"From Mexico, to India and Europe, politicians have agreed it could be a way forward. But now we need to get the world leaders involved."

He said he was prepared to work with the current coalition Government in order to try to get a deal in Paris.

Mr Miliband said that following last year's floods climate change had become an issue of national security for Britain.

It would be a "disaster" if the summit failed to achieve a meaningful agreement, he added.

"There is a real danger that this great chance to achieve action is going to slip by, without the world even noticing."

"I do not want to see Britain or any country having to adopt crisis measures to halt the slide into global catastrophe because we missed this critical opportunity now," he said.

Mr Miliband said he would use the talks to push for ambitious carbon emissions targets for all countries.

Shadow foreign secretary Douglas Alexander told Sky's Murnaghan programme: "I certainly remember the thumping victory in 2001 and the key role that John played there.

"The truth is John has for many years been one of our strongest campaigners and I think whether it's his work on social media or whether it's his work motivating supporters over many years, he's done a fantastic job.

"The role and brief that John has been given right now is to focus on climate change, but I fully expect that as well as that policy role he'll continue to support the Labour campaign in the months ahead and I certainly welcome that."

Former Labour director of communications Alastair Campbell also welcomed the move, saying on the BBC's Andrew Marr show that Lord Prescott was "absolutely brilliant" when the Kyoto protocol on climate change was being negotiated when the party was in power.

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UK Should Consider Arming Ukraine, Says Stirrup

The UK should consider arming Ukraine as the war with pro-Russian separatists continues to rage in the east of the country, according to a former head of the army.

Speaking on Sky's Murnaghan programme, Air Chief Marshal Lord Stirrup accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of running a "gangster regime" and "gangster foreign policy".

When asked whether the UK should provide weapons for Ukrainian soldiers, Lord Stirrup said: "That is something we need to think about it carefully. There are arguments on both sides.

"If we work to do that it needs to be part of a long-term strategy, not just a short-term knee jerk response.

"It might be appropriate. It is something we need to think about."

Lord Stirrup also warned in his interview that NATO is viewed as "weak" by Mr Putin, adding the West needs a long-term strategy to combat Russia's actions with regards to its neighbour.

He said: "Putin views the West as weak all round and that is a very, very dangerous position for us to be in.

"My concern is that NATO is not spending enough resource on defence."

In recent weeks, RAF jets have twice intercepted Russian planes which were spotted off the coasts of Cornwall and Bournemouth.

Lord Stirrup said Moscow is becoming more aggressive, and testing British defences with "mission rehearsals".

This "very dangerous" game raises the possibility of a mid-air collision Russian aircraft and civilian aircraft, he added.

His comments come after the former defence secretary Liam Fox said the UK should provide sophisticated arms, including drones, to Ukraine.

However, this was ruled out by the Leader of the Commons, William Hague, who said the best approach was to increase sanctions if Russia continues to destabilise Ukraine.

"We are not planning as the UK to send arms to Ukraine, Mr Hague told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.

"It hasn't been our approach in any recent conflict in recent years to send arms into those conflicts."

Moscow has long been accused by the West of supporting the rebels since the conflict broke out last April, a claim Russia denies.

A ceasefire between the government and the separatists has broken down amid fierce fighting for the strategically important town of Debaltseve.

On Sunday, Ukrainian forces began the process of withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline in agreement with separatists.

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Police Assessing Al Shabaab UK Mall Threats

Islamist militants have released a video in which they appear to call for terrorist attacks on some of the busiest shopping areas in the UK and US.

In the footage, fighters from the al Shabaab group specifically mention Oxford Street, and give GPS coordinates for the Westfield shopping centres in Stratford and Shepherd's Bush.

US authorities have said they are taking the threats seriously, while the Metropolitan Police told Sky News its Counter Terrorism Command is aware of the video and is assessing the content.

The Somali-based militants have previously claimed responsibility for the 2013 attack on an upmarket shopping mall in Kenya, which left 67 people dead.

Several US shopping malls were also threatened in the video, which was released on Saturday.

One of them, the Mall of America in Minnesota, has already increased security amid fears that radicalised Muslims could orchestrate an attack. The state is home to a sizeable Somali population.

Jeh Johnson, the chief of homeland security in the US, said: "Anytime a terrorist organisation calls for an attack on a specific place, we've got to take that seriously."

"I would say that if anyone is planning to go to the Mall of America today, they've got to be particularly careful.

"This latest statement from al Shabaab reflects the new phase we've evolved to in the global terrorist threat, in that you have groups such as al Shabaab and ISIL publicly calling for independent actors in their homelands to carry out attacks."

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Missing Girl's Family 'Cannot Stop Crying'

The father of Amira Abase, one of three British teenagers thought to have run away to Syria, has said his family "cannot stop crying" and appealed for her to return home.

Clutching a teddy bear in a Chelsea Football Club jersey, Abase Hussen, 47, said his family was "completely different now" since Amira, 15, had disappeared along with Shamima Begum, 15, and Kadiza Sultana, 16.

The three girls were last seen on Tuesday morning as they left their homes in East London, telling their families they would be out for the day.

They are believed to have boarded a Turkish Airlines flight at Gatwick which landed in Istanbul on Tuesday evening with the intention to cross into Syria and join terror group Islamic State.

Speaking at Scotland Yard, Mr Hussen said: "We are depressed, and it's very stressful. The message we have for Amira is to get back home. We miss you. We cannot stop crying. Please think twice. Don't go to Syria."

Mr Abase said Amira's younger brother and sister "cannot stop crying and they are in a difficult situation".

Amira had shown no signs that anything was amiss as she left home on Tuesday morning saying she was going to a wedding, Mr Hussen said.

But she never returned and her worried family reported her missing about midnight on Tuesday.

Kadiza Sultana's older sister Halima Khanom said in a message to her: "Everyone's hurting.

"Find the courage in your heart to contact us and let us know that you're safe and you're ok - that's all we ask."

Also speaking yesterday, one of Shamima Begum's sisters fought back tears as she told how her family hoped that the 15-year-old had only gone to "try and talk some sense" into her friend who had already gone to Syria.

Renu Begum, 27, said: "Her family love her more than anybody else in this Earth can.

"If anybody is telling her that they're going to love her more than us, they're wrong.

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Gallery: Final Pictures Of Missing London Schoolgirls

These pictures were taken from Kadiza Sultana (l) and Shamima Begum's (r) twitter accounts

Kadiza and Shamima are feared to be on their way to Syria with a third girl, 15-year-old Amira Abase

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Police Identify Chelsea Racism Suspects

Written By Unknown on Minggu, 22 Februari 2015 | 22.11