Associated Press Sports
updated 3:23 p.m. ET Nov. 3, 2011
LONDON (AP) -British police have arrested two teenagers over a racist tweet sent to Newcastle striker Sammy Ameobi.
The 19-year-old player, who broke into the first team at the end of last season, retweeted the abuse he received and his attacker's account was closed down.
Police say "two young men, both aged 17, on suspicion of malicious communication. The arrests come after reports of a racist tweet being sent to one of the region's professional sportsmen."
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew added: "When something like this happens we have to react strongly."
Pardew claimed that "with the austerity measures and everybody feeling a bit tight, everybody is feeling a bit narrow-minded and racism is coming to the fore, so maybe (the arrests) is not a bad thing."
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