The investigation stems from alleged videos from a Kneecap gig where the rap trio apparently shouted, “Up Hamas, up Hezbollah.” Per the BBC, both militant groups are banned in the U.K. and expressing support for them is a crime.

British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap, which has been criticized by U.K. politicians over statements about the Middle East and British politics,

British counterterrorism detectives will investigate comments by Irish hip-hop group Kneecap. The Irish-language rappers from Belfast were reported to police over footage from a 2024 concert in which a band member appears to say: “The only good Tory is a dead Tory.