Under
investigation: Eccleston later removed the Tweet
Liverpool striker
Nathan Eccleston, 20, is under investigation by the American-owned
club after claiming on Twitter that the 9/11 attacks were not the
work of terrorists.
Eccleston, who has played nine
times for Liverpool, wrote: 'I aint going to say attack don't let
the media make u believe that was terrorist that did
it.'
An LFC spokesman said: 'The
club takes this matter extremely seriously and senior club
officials have informed Nathan Eccleston that we are undertaking an
investigation into the circumstances surrounding these postings and
will decide on an appropriate course of action.'