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Chelsea fan jailed for anti-Semitic tweets aimed at Spurs supporters

A Chelsea supporter who posted anti-Semitic tweets aimed at Tottenham fans, including photos of Auschwitz and a man doing a Nazi salute, has been jailed.

Nathan Blagg, 21, was given an eight week sentence at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Friday.

He had already pleaded guilty to seven counts of sending offensive messages.

His sentence was increased by three weeks to reflect the racial hate crime element, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said.

Kalsoom Shah, from the CPS, said: "Nathan Blagg thought hiding behind a screen could shield him from the consequences of posting hateful and abusive content.