France detains Nice footballer Atal over post in support of Gaza

French police have detained Algerian international Youcef Atal, who plays for Ligue 1 football side Nice, over suspected "justification of terrorism" after he published a social media post on the Israel-Hamas war.

Last month the 27-year-old defender was banned for seven matches after reposting an allegedly anti-Jewish message on social media.

He quickly deleted the message and issued an apology.

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