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Putin flag revealed as Russia tennis fans booted - CtrlF.XYZ

Putin flag revealed as Russia tennis fans booted

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Four radical who were attending the Australian Open were questioned by Victoria Police aft they "revealed inappropriate flags and symbols and threatened information guards," a Tennis Australia spokesperson told CNN connected Wednesday.

"Four radical successful the assemblage leaving the stadium revealed inappropriate flags and symbols and threatened information guards," the Tennis Australia spokesperson said. "Victoria Police intervened and are continuing to question them.

"The comfortableness and information of everyone is our precedence and we enactment intimately with information and authorities."

Victoria Police aboriginal told CNN that constabulary spoke to 4 men aft a Russian emblem was produced connected the steps connected the grounds astatine astir 10:20 p.m. section clip connected Wednesday successful Melbourne. All 4 men were evicted, a constabulary spokesperson told CNN.

Video posted connected societal media from tennis writer Tumaini Carayol shows a idiosyncratic holding a emblem with Russian president Vladimir Putin's look connected it. It's chartless if those shown successful the video were immoderate of the 4 that were evicted.

Photos changeable by Getty Images amusement a antheral wearing a T-shirt with the missive "Z" connected it portion helium was astatine Rod Laver Arena during Wednesday's men's singles quarterfinal lucifer betwixt Russian Andrey Rublev and Novak Djokovic of Serbia.

Tennis Australia did not accidental if the antheral successful the photos is 1 of the 4 radical questioned by police, and a constabulary spokesperson told CNN she hasn't seen images of the men involved. It was unclear erstwhile the antheral was archetypal seen wearing the shirt. In different photo, the aforesaid antheral is seen wearing a antithetic shirt.

The"Z" awesome is viewed arsenic a motion of enactment for Russia, including its penetration of Ukraine. The awesome has been seen connected Russian instrumentality and covering successful Ukraine.

Tennis Australia antecedently said that fans would not beryllium allowed to bring the Russian oregon Belarusian emblem to the tract of the Australian Open to enforce its "neutral flag" policy.

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