VIDEO: 3 men arrested after racist tirade caught on camera in England

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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
VIDEO: 3 men arrested after racist tirade caught on camera in England
Three men were arrested in Manchester, England, after a racist tirade on a tram was caught on camera, according to Manchester police.

MANCHESTER, England -- Racists taunts of hate delivered by three young men on a tram in England were all caught on camera.

The men were captured on video yelling at another commuter in Manchester, England, at about 7:15 a.m. local time on Tuesday.

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Witnesses said the men were being loud and cursing, attempting to garner attention.

One of the passengers asked the men to be quiet, stating there were children on the tram.

That's when the suspects unleashed the racist tirade, calling the man an "immigrant" and telling him to "get back to Africa."

Manchester police said in a statement that three men were arrested in connection with the hate incident.

Hate crimes in the United Kingdom have risen 57 percent since Britain voted to leave the European Union on Thursday, according to the National Police Chiefs' Council.

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