Irish rappers Kneecap deny support for Hamas, Hezbollah

The denial, issued late Monday on social media, came after UK police said it was examining footage from a Kneecap concert last year that appeared to show a band member shouting "up Hamas, up Hezbollah". Both groups are banned as terrorist organisations in the UK and it is a crime to express support for them. Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin urged the band to clarify whether they support the groups or not. "Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah," said the band's statement on Monday.