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Burnley fan claims responsibility for 'White Lives Matter' banner and won't apologise

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Burnley fan Jake Hepple has claimed responsibility for flying an offensive banner during their 5-0 thrashing at Manchester City.

In the early moments of Monday's defeat at the Etihad Stadium, the Clarets' first game since the Premier League restart, a plane flew past carrying a message which read, 'White lives matter Burnley '.

This occurred just moments after all players had taken the knee at kick-off in support of the Black Lives Matter movement. The Lancashire club issued a strong statement during half-time and captain Ben Mee was also angered by the incident.

However, Clarets supporter Hepple has refused to apologise and shared a video of the incident on his Facebook page. Hepple wrote: "I'd like to take this time to apologise ..

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