It is thanks to pictures provided by a photographer present on the spot that his gesture was revealed. An investigation for "provocation to racial hatred" was opened on the gesture of a supporter evoking a Nazi salute before a preparation match Saturday between AS Nancy-Lorraine and Saarbrücken (Germany), we learned Thursday with the Nancy prosecutor's office.
"A preliminary investigation to identify the author of the Nazi salute has been underway" since Wednesday, the prosecution said, confirming information from local media. "The facts were committed near the stadium (Marcel-Picot in Tomblaine, near Nancy) before the match," added the prosecution, specifying that "the supporter (had) not been identified to date".
The author wore a balaclava in the colors of the Ultras de Saarbrücken
According to the Eastern Republican , "the gesture considered suspicious would have been carried out by an individual wearing a balaclava in the colors of the Ultras de Saarbrücken" in a procession of supporters of the two clubs who went to the stadium. The investigation was entrusted to the departmental security of Nancy.
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