Bayern Munich star sparks OUTRAGE after dressing as 'Arab suicide bomber'
BAYERN Munich footballer Rafinha is under fire after he was pictured dressed as an Arab suicide bomber for Halloween.
Posted Friday, November 02, 2018 by Dailystar.co.uk
The full-back was pictured wearing a keffiyeh on is head, along with two cardboard boxes wrapped with tape and the word "attention" written on them in German.
It comes after a string of suicide bomb attacks by Islamic extremists at places including Manchester and Pakistan in recent years.
And the Brazilian – who is pictured with other members of the Bayern squad – later apologised for the costume.
He wrote on Twitter, translated by the social media site: "Halloween is a scary feast with exaggerated costumes.
"It was not my intention to annoy anyone through my disguise or to hurt his feelings."
However, his costume choice sparked a wave of anger and the post was met with calls to delete it.
One wrote on social media: "We demand an official statement from the club about the shameful act of Rafinha."
Jake Buckley, a YouTuber, said: "This is what Bayern Munich player Rafinha dressed up as for Halloween.
"How anyone, let alone a bloke with millions of followers, thought it'd be funny to dress up as an Arab with two massive f*** off C4 bombs is beyond me."
CONTROVERSY: Bayern Munich footballer Rafinha dresses as a suicide bomber
FURY: Bayern Munich have been asked to explain this team photo
ACTION: Rafinha playing for Bayern Munich
Another fumed at the German club: "Portraying Arabs as terrorists and you're OK with it?
"This is really in bad taste. Are you tone deaf or what? What a disappointment."
And another said: "Seriously, someone dressed up as a bomber?"
Initially the image of the squad was shared by Bayern, before it was later taken down.
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