Four detained for waving Palestinian flag during Pak-Bangla match in Kolkata, let off later

After preliminary questioning, the four spectators - residents of Bally, Ekbalpore and Karaya areas - were let off, the officer told PTI.

A Palestinian man cries while holding a dead child who was found under the rubble of a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes in Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip. (Photo | AP) 

KOLKATA: Four people were detained at Maidan police station here for waving the Palestinian flag during the Pakistan-Bangladesh World Cup cricket match at the Eden Gardens, police said.

"We had detained them for waving the Palestinian flag near Gate 6 and Block G1 (during the match on Tuesday)," a senior police officer said.

They, however, did not raise any slogan, he said.

After preliminary questioning, the four spectators - residents of Bally, Ekbalpore and Karaya areas - were let off, the officer told PTI.

Initial probe found that the four, all in their mid-twenties, were protesting against the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza, and chose the international match for their stir.