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Kneecap band member charged with terrorism for displaying Hezbollah flag at concert

JL;DR SUMMARY Liam O'Hanna, a member of the Irish rap group Kneecap, faces terrorism charges in London for displaying a Hezbollah flag during a concert, an act viewed as support for the organization, which is banned in the UK. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HezbollahAmerican Jewish CommitteeAnti IsraelKneecapSharon OsbourneLiam O'hannaTerrorism ChargeIrish RapConcert ControversyU.K. Law

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Ireland
"A member of the Irish rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offense for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London last year, a month after the group displayed a F Israel projection at the U.S. music festival Coachella."
London, United Kingdom
"Londons Metropolitan Police announced the charge in a press release Wednesday, saying that Liam OHanna, 27, has been charged with the crime for displaying the flag at a November 2024 concert in a way that would arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation, namely Hizballah."
Coachella, California, United States
"A member of the Irish rap group Kneecap has been charged with a terrorism offense for displaying a Hezbollah flag at a concert in London last year, a month after the group displayed a F Israel projection at the U.S. music festival Coachella."
United States
"The charges come three weeks after Kneecap issued a statement denouncing Hamas and Hezbollah at the urging of the Irish prime minister."

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