Police probing 2nd racist incident involving Chelsea fans

LONDON (AP) — British police said Saturday they are investigating an allegation of racist chanting by men, believed to be Chelsea fans, as they returned from a Champions League match in Paris.

British Transport Police said the "unsavory" incident was reported by a member of the public who was disgusted by the men's behavior at St. Pancras station in central London on Wednesday.

"The men shouted as they walked through the station having alighted from the train a short time earlier," Gill Murray, superintendent of British Transport Police, said in a statement.

Chelsea has banned five people from its Stamford Bridge stadium pending an investigation into a separate racist incident, in which a black man was twice blocked from boarding a Paris metro train by a group of the club's fans on Tuesday. These fans then chanted: "We're racist and that's the way we like it."

The five people suspended by the club face lifetime bans if they are found guilty.

That incident was filmed by a passenger and brought widespread condemnation, from the United Nations to British Prime Minister David Cameron and FIFA President Sepp Blatter.

Chelsea drew 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.

The latest alleged incident happened at about 8 p.m. local time, with the men having travelled from Paris Gard du Nord station on the Eurostar.

British Transport Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward to assist their investigation.