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LISBON, Portugal (AP) – The president and the prime minister of Portugal added their voices to a national outcry Monday over racist abuse aimed at a black FC Porto soccer player who walked off the field after hearing monkey chants.
Prime Minister Antonio Costa said the incident was ''unacceptable'' and urged police and soccer authorities to make an example of those responsible by handing down tough punishment.
Costa also wrote on his Twitter account that ''all and any acts of racism are a crime and are intolerable.''
''No human being should be subjected to this humiliation,'' wrote Costa, whose father was from Mozambique.