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Government loses appeal over Kneecap terror charge

ShareSaveShareSaveBBCThe UK government has lost its appeal over a terror charge against a member of the Irish language rap trio Kneecap.

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known as Mo Chara, had been accused of showing support for proscribed organisation Hezbollah following a gig in London in 2024.

Last year, the case was thrown out over a legal timing issue, but the government appealed this decision.

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