French police arrest Nice footballer Youcef Atal over anti-Israel post

The French police have arrested Nice footballer Youcef Atal over his social media posts, in which he declared his support for Palestine against Israel in the ongoing war.

27-year-old Algerian defender on Thursday, November 23, was arrested on charges of



“provoking racial hatred on grounds of religion”.

On Friday, November 24, he was released on bail of 80,000 euros (Rs 72,98,038) and placed under judicial supervision pending trial. He is only allowed to leave France for international football games, AFP reported.