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Video of Moroccan Players Celebrating 2023 Victory Resurfaces in Relation to 2024 Olympics

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28th July 2024
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Video of Moroccan Players Celebrating 2023 Victory Resurfaces in Relation to 2024 Olympics
The video was uploaded to Instagram on July 9, 2023 (Instagram)

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As the 2024 Olympics kicked off in France, social media users widely circulated a video clip purporting to show Moroccan players shouting 'Allahu Akbar' and making a throat-slitting gesture during matches in France. This video has been rapidly spread by social media users promoting Islamophobia and xenophobia, accompanied by captions stating, "At the Paris Olympic Games, Moroccan players shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and made a throat-slitting sign. This message was for all of Europe."

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