The image appeared on social media earlier this week and there were fears it could be an offence under the UK's Terrorism Act
The image appeared on social media earlier this week and there were fears it could be an offence under the UK Terrorism ActPolice in the North have said they believe a photo appearing to show a person dressed as a Hamas fighter in Derry is a fake.and there were fears it could be an offence under the UK's Terrorism Act, which forbids people to wear or display articles of a proscribed organisation.
"As of today, Thursday 2nd November, we have not had any reports of anyone seeing this person in Guildhall Square dressed in this way, or found any other images online.
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