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Kneecap Respond to Terror Charge: ‘This Is a Carnival of Distraction’

Kneecap have responded after band member Mo Chara was charged with a terror offense, calling it "political policing" by the U.K. government.

Kneecap have responded after band member Mo Chara was charged with a terror offense in the U.K. yesterday, stemming from an incident where he allegedly displayed a Hezbollah flag onstage during a London concert. Although the concert took place in November 2024, London Metropolitan Police only became aware of the alleged incident in April 2025, when a video of Chara (born Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh) and the Hezbollah flag surfaced online. Following news of the investigation, Kneecap released a statement, “Let us be unequivocal: we do not, and have never, supported Hamas or Hezbollah,” and said the video in question was “an extract of footage, deliberately taken out of all context, is now being exploited and weaponized, as if it were a call to action.”

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