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muriel_volestrangler

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12. Reports (eg from an AP reporter) that police confiscated media pictures

Sat May 28, 2022, 05:38 PM

May 2022

that showed what they were doing. Never a good sign when the police are covering things up.

As word of the trouble continued to spread, stadium and event officials reportedly began telling journalists they must delete video footage of the unrest or they would be disallowed from attending the event, despite sporting official press credentials.

Link to tweet

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/soccer/news/why-kickoff-time-delay-liverpool-vs-real-madrid-champions-league/dmgw8wpjnjl2ry6jxcbzmgfj

The Associated Press journalist Rob Harris reported that Uefa staff had intervened to prevent security personnel from going after media to stop them from filming as tear gas was deployed. His colleague Steve Douglas tweeted: “I got bundled into a hut by a security guard, told to remove accreditation, and then forced to delete video footage of the crowd issues otherwise I wouldn’t be allowed back in.”

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/28/champions-league-final-kick-off-delay-liverpool-real-madrid-paris

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