German caricature pictures Iranian players as terrorists

PFDC - BERLIN, A caricature of Iranian players' carrying explosives was published in Berlin based newspaper "Tagesspiegel" on Friday.

Caricaturist Klaus Stuttmann drew the picture showing the Iranian football players with bomb-belts and German soldiers beside them. "Why the German Bundeswehr (army) has to be in action at the World Cup!!" was added as text.

The caricature is targeted at the discussion about if the German army should be involved in the security matters at the World Cup.

Although Klaus Stuttmann intentions seem to be making fun of the idea of involving the German army in the World Cup, he insults the players of the Iranian national team, of which many play or played in Germany, by picturing them as terrorists.

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