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She said her town had "always been a symbol of peaceful coexistence", but that "it seems that sectarian incitement and foreign schemes aimed at dividing Syria are stronger".

Mr Cox said: "It wasn't a throw away remark. It was part of a conversation that they were having about politics, and it was a very clear incitement to violence."

Alliance MLA Sian Mulholland said that Kneecap's alleged comments "crosses a line from art as a tool of protest and into incitement".

The Alliance MLA, Sian Mulholland, said that Kneecap's alleged comments "crosses a line from art as a tool of protest and into incitement".

Only if it falls into specific, narrowly defined categories of unprotected speech, like incitement to violence or true threats, can speech be prohibited or punished.