A 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds were arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated criminal damage and inciting racial hatred after trying to set fire to a flag stolen from outside a pub.
A 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds have been arrested after the incidentThree teenagers are in custody after a pub-goer chased down a gang who allegedly tried to burn a Union Jack flag in Twickenham while shouting 'Free Palestine' and 'Allahu Akbar.'
A bartender from a nearby pub told the Daily Telegraph that a drinker had chased the gang down the street and tackled one before the arrests were made.It is understood two flags were ripped from outside the Fox pub , but no other businesses on the southwest London high street were targetedPubs and restaurants in Twickenham, the home of English rugby, have a proud tradition of flying Union flags and those of England's international rugby opponents.
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