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22/08/2012
Woman Arrested After Racist Bus Rant Video Appears Online
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of making racist comments after police examined footage that was uploaded to Youtube.
The video shows a black woman shouting about her African heritage and making disparaging comments about white people.
The video lead police to arrest a 34-year-old at an address in Hackney, east London, on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.
The Metropolitan Police said they were trying to determine when it was filmed.
A police spokesman said: "On Monday August 20 MPS officers began to assess footage of a woman that was brought to our attention.
"It shows a woman making comments on a bus. Officers are continuing to try and establish when and where the footage was taken."
Police said the woman had been taken to an east London police station.
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The video shows a black woman shouting about her African heritage and making disparaging comments about white people.
The video lead police to arrest a 34-year-old at an address in Hackney, east London, on suspicion of a racially aggravated public order offence.
The Metropolitan Police said they were trying to determine when it was filmed.
A police spokesman said: "On Monday August 20 MPS officers began to assess footage of a woman that was brought to our attention.
"It shows a woman making comments on a bus. Officers are continuing to try and establish when and where the footage was taken."
Police said the woman had been taken to an east London police station.
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