Bomb taunt fans banned from club

The eight fans are banned from all events at the stadium

Eight Hull City football fans have been banned from the club indefinitely after taunting supporters of a London team over the 7 July terrorist bombings.

The men, aged between 17 and 27, have been sent letters from the Stadium Management Company, which owns Hull's KC Stadium, informing them of the ban.

Six other men received final warnings about their behaviour at the home game versus Queens Park Rangers on 6 August.

QPR fans were subjected to chants of "You're just a town full of bombers".

Police and club officials identified the culprits, who have not been named, after studying hours of CCTV footage.

No-one has yet been prosecuted in connection with the incident, but Humberside Police are still investigating.

If they want to come back to us and can prove that they recognise the error of their ways and they have changed then we will talk to them KC Stadium manager John Cooper

A Humberside Police spokesman said: "The police and stadium management will not hesitate to take action against people who are intent on poor behaviour and ruining a sporting event for others."

Stadium manager John Cooper told BBC News: "The people who did this crossed the line into anti-social behaviour and we felt as a company that we had to take positive action.

"We sifted through the evidence given to us through a hotline which we set up as a result of what happened against QPR.

"We felt there were eight cases to answer and they have received letters banning them indefinitely from all events at the KC Stadium."

Mr Cooper said the bans could be reviewed if any of the individuals contacted the club to apologise.

"If they want to come back to us and can prove that they recognise the error of their ways and they have changed then we will talk to them," he said.

"If not, the door is closed to them permanently."