Woman Arrested In Connection With Alleged 'Racist Rant' Banned From Buses

Bus Ban For Woman Arrested In Connection With 'Racist Rant'

A woman who was arrested in connection with footage showing a passenger making racist comments on a bus has been released on bail, with the condition that she does does not travel on any London bus.

In the two-minute, 35-second clip, shot by another passenger on a camera phone, the distressed-looking woman is heard proudly proclaiming her African heritage in the crowded bus before launching into a foul-mouthed rant disparaging white people.

She is also heard to criticise the Queen for wearing a crown with an African diamond in it.

A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "On Monday 20 August MPS officers began to assess footage of a woman that was brought to our attention. It shows a woman making comments on a bus.

"On Tuesday officers arrested a 34-year-old woman at an address in Hackney and she was taken to an east London police station.

"The woman - arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated public order - has now been bailed to return in September, pending further inquiries.

"She has been bailed to return with a condition not to travel on any London bus."

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