Apparently the story was broken by Ahmad Mousavi, a journalist in Tehran who verified its authenticity. He said that the words had been changed at the bottom of the flag but the top and middle bits do say ISIS.
Given the nonsensical alternative that you offered i'm going to take a punt that you think there's a bit of hypocrisy at play here by the West. It's not - it's not at all and the word 'WEST' is the key here. We can't mark every tragedy in the world because most of them have no meaning or a part...
I'd say that there could be significant repercussions from this. Those Turkish fans may well be in France next year. It could kick off big time and if it does then you can bet your bottom dollar that political capital will be made from it on both sides.
She (the Reuters correspondent) was there, we weren't. She's fluent in Turkish, I'm not and I'm going to take a punt that you aren't either. I'm going with what she said as she's completely neutral in all this.
Why would they chant Alluha Akhbar? Well there are a significant section of the...
Ankara-based Reuters correspondent Ece Toksabay was at the match and is adamant that they chanted Allahu Akhbar.
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That's good enough for me.