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04-28-2006, 09:25 AM
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Snoop Dogg has a gig scheduled in South Africa on Saturday
US rap star Snoop Dogg will fly out of the UK on Friday, two days after being arrested at London's Heathrow Airport.
He was released on bail on Thursday and spent the night at a London hotel.
He had spent Wednesday night in a cell after being held on suspicion of affray and violent disorder following a fracas that injured seven police officers.
He is expected to fly to South Africa but the delay meant he was forced to cancel a gig in Johannesburg as part of the country's Freedom Day celebrations.
Disturbance
He has two further gigs scheduled in South Africa - in Durban on Saturday and Cape Town on Monday.
But he must return to a West London police station in mid-May as part of his bail conditions. He has not been charged.
Five other US men who were arrested have also been bailed.
Police said 30 people were involved in a disturbance in a business lounge at Terminal 1 on Wednesday.
'Became abusive'
Seven police officers were left with minor injuries, including one who suffered a fractured hand.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The party was told that they would not be permitted to board their flight and officers then attempted to direct the group to baggage reclaim.
"A number of the group became abusive and pushed officers."
A British Airways spokeswoman said: "Given the nature of the disturbance they have been banned from travelling with BA for the foreseeable future."
Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus, started his career in the early 1990s as a rapper and has since branched out into acting, starring in the remake of Starsky and Hutch
BBC
Snoop Dogg has a gig scheduled in South Africa on Saturday
US rap star Snoop Dogg will fly out of the UK on Friday, two days after being arrested at London's Heathrow Airport.
He was released on bail on Thursday and spent the night at a London hotel.
He had spent Wednesday night in a cell after being held on suspicion of affray and violent disorder following a fracas that injured seven police officers.
He is expected to fly to South Africa but the delay meant he was forced to cancel a gig in Johannesburg as part of the country's Freedom Day celebrations.
Disturbance
He has two further gigs scheduled in South Africa - in Durban on Saturday and Cape Town on Monday.
But he must return to a West London police station in mid-May as part of his bail conditions. He has not been charged.
Five other US men who were arrested have also been bailed.
Police said 30 people were involved in a disturbance in a business lounge at Terminal 1 on Wednesday.
'Became abusive'
Seven police officers were left with minor injuries, including one who suffered a fractured hand.
A Scotland Yard spokesman said: "The party was told that they would not be permitted to board their flight and officers then attempted to direct the group to baggage reclaim.
"A number of the group became abusive and pushed officers."
A British Airways spokeswoman said: "Given the nature of the disturbance they have been banned from travelling with BA for the foreseeable future."
Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Broadus, started his career in the early 1990s as a rapper and has since branched out into acting, starring in the remake of Starsky and Hutch
BBC