Singapore has banned two members of Massive Attack from entering the country, the Associated Press reported on August 3. AP's report tied the ban to a pro-Palestine display staged at one of the electronic group's concerts.
The cached AP page carried no further detail: it did not name which two members were barred, when or where the concert took place, what the display consisted of, or whether Massive Attack or Singaporean authorities issued any further statement. Massive Attack remain active elsewhere this year, including a shirt sponsorship tie-in with the Irish football club Bohemian F.C. to raise money for Cuba.
The facts
- Singapore banned two Massive Attack members from entering the country
- AP tied the ban to a pro-Palestine display at a concert
- Band says it was banned from Singapore
- Claims two members were detained and passports confiscated
- Both current members allegedly displayed the flag onstage
- Members detained and investigated
- Band banned from re-entering Singapore
How this checks out
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Cited sources 3
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