Police probe Toure Twitter abuse
By Agence France-Presse in London | China Daily | Updated: 2014-11-06 07:36
British police on Tuesday announced an investigation into complaints that Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was racially abused on Twitter.
The 31-year-old Cote d'Ivoire international was reportedly subjected to a string of abusive and racist messages hours afters reactivating his Twitter account on Monday.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "GMP can confirm we have received a number of complaints regarding racist tweets directed at Manchester City Football Club player Yaya Toure on Monday, Nov 3, 2014."
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