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Hockey: Tweet that angered Greeks was fake - Germany
Jul 27th, 2012
LONDON (Reuters) - An alleged Twitter post by a German hockey player poking fun at Greek athletes which angered many in Greece was a "cowardly fake", Germany's national Olympic committee said on Friday. The tweet attributed to German Olympic flagbearer Natascha Keller read: "The Olympic village is filled with barefoot Greek athletes. As soon as we see them we are afraid that they will ask us for loans". It surfaced on Greek blogs earlier on Friday and provoked outrage from Greeks who left angry messages on the player's Facebook page. "Whoever is behind this fake should be ashamed. ... (Source: Reuters) -
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