Two men arrested following water-gun stunt targeting Manchester’s Charedi community
The men, aged 26 and 36, remain in custody for questioning, on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault
Two men have been arrested following viral footage of Orthodox men being sprayed with water-pistols in a disturbing drive-by incident.
As reported by Jewish News, one of the two laughing men inside the Kia car was named as Jestem Kamil Galanty, a UK resident originally from Poland and part of a group with social media accounts across Youtube, TikTok and Instagram.
The water pistol footage was shared on Instagram account @konsp1ra, which also features videos of several Polish men playing a prank on visibly religious Jewish men at an airport and in a supermarket, against the musical background of Jewish song Hava Nagila.
The men, aged 26 and 36, remain in custody for questioning, on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault.
In a statement to Twitter/X, CST wrote: “Following on from the appalling antisemitic videos, which were widely shared yesterday, two males have been arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault. CST would like to thank @GMPolice for their support and swift action in this case.”
Members of @konsp1ra have not responded to Jewish News request for comment and their Instagram account has been made private.
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