British trip-hop band Massive Attack has been barred from re-entering Singapore after it ended a ‌performance in the city-state with a display of the Palestinian flag, police said on Friday.

Two band members held up a Palestinian flag at the show on Wednesday and shouted “free Palestine” authorities said, with some in the audience reportedly joining them.

Authorities said the band were investigated for their “actions of support for a political cause and unfurling ​of a foreign flag” during their concert and will no longer ​be allowed to perform in Singapore, Reuters reports.

Singapore is known for its tough laws on public speech and assembly, bans the open display of...

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