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Massive Attack says members held after pro-Palestine display in Singapore

Music group says ‘proud’ to have made ‘impromptu expression’ of support for Palestine by unfurling flag during concert.

Al Jazeera By Daniel Khalili-Tari Aug 3, 2026, 1:23 PM Captured Aug 3, 2026, 1:48 PM

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Music group says it is ‘proud’ to have made ‘impromptu expression’ of support for Palestine by unfurling flag during concert.

British trip-hop band Massive Attack has said its members were detained by police in Singapore after a concert last week, during which a Palestinian flag was unfurled on stage.

In a statement published on Instagram on Monday, the group said large sections of the crowd chanted “Free Palestine” before and at the end of its performance at the Star Theatre on July 29.

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Report confidence: 80%
Content format: straight news
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Sentences checked: 19
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+4 · 68% confidence

“We did not imagine that merely holding up the flag of a sovereign ⁠state recognised by 157 countries would violate any law,” Massive Attack’s statement said, adding that the band was “proud” to have made an “impromptu expression” with their fans “who clearly felt a moral imperative to show solidarity with the people of Palestine”.

The sentence states an evaluation in the narrator's voice instead of attributing it to a named source. The cue appears in attributed or quoted language, so its score is reduced.

Editorial voicebody

+4 · 68% confidence

In a statement published on Instagram on Monday, the group said large sections of the crowd chanted “Free Palestine” before and at the end of its performance at the Star Theatre on July 29. list 1 of 3US Arabs eye ‘historic’ Senate win for Abdul El-Sayed despite AIPAC attacks list 2 of 3Besieging Palestine’s historyThis article will be opened in a new browser window list 3 of 3Singapore bans UK band Massive Attack over Palestinian flag “We did not imagine that merely holding up the flag of a sovereign ⁠state recognised by 157 countries would violate any law,” Massive Attack’s statement said, adding that the band was “proud” to have made an “impromptu expression” with their fans “who clearly felt a moral imperative to show solidarity with the people of Palestine”.

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Massive Attack says members held after pro-Palestine display in Singapore
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“We did not imagine that merely holding up the flag of a sovereign ⁠state recognised by 157 countries would violate any law,” Massive Attack’s statement said, adding that the band was “proud” to have made an “impromptu expression” with their fans “who clearly felt a moral imperative to show solidarity with the people of Palestine”.

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