The Palestinian flag was hoisted in the stadium during the match between Pakistan and Bangladesh on October 31 in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup in India.
According to the Indian news website India TV, the police detained four people for waving the flag in the match played in Kolkata yesterday.
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“Out of the persons detained from the Eden Gardens Stadium, two belong to Jharkhand and two are residents of Kolkata itself,” Indian police said, adding that two persons have been detained from Gate No. 6 while the other two persons have been detained from Block G1.
Kolkata police said, “A preliminary investigation has revealed that the four persons, who are in their 20s, were protesting against Israel.”