One of the British soccer fans who allegedly prevented a black resident of Paris from boarding a subway train in the city on Tuesday has described the incident as an act of "self defense".
In a cellphone video, the Chelsea fans can be heard chanting "we're racist, and that's the way we like it" after the man made several attempts to board their train carriage.
The man at the center of the incident has told a French newspaper he believes his attackers should be punished.
But one of the fans who claims to have been on board the train told Britain's LBC Radio that the man was the aggressor, not the soccer fans.
IN: "What it was…."
OUT: "…it was self-defense"
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But one of the fans who claims to have been on board the train told Britain's LBC Radio that the incident is being blown out of proportion by the media.
IN: "I'd say…."
OUT: "…as usual"
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