The suspects are accused of hanging a mannequin of Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior in January. The news comes days after fans hurled racist abuse at the Brazilian soccer star, sparking an international outcry.
EDnews informs via DW that Spanish police have detained four people suspected of hanging a mannequin of Black Brazilian soccer star Vinicius Junior from a bridge in January, officials said on Tuesday.
The perpetrators used a black figure wearing Vinicius' No. 20 shirt, tied a rope around its neck and hanged it from a bridge near Real Madrid's training ground on the morning of a derby against Atletico Madrid.
It was accompanied by a banner that read: "Madrid hates Real."
Authorities said three of the suspects were members of an ultra fan group for a Madrid football team, but did not specify which club.
Police used security camera footage to identify the suspects, Spanish media reported, but no action had been taken until now.