A UK court on Friday threw out a charge of supporting terrorism brought against a Northern Irish singer from the punk rap group Kneecap which had provoked an outcry among its fans.

Cheers erupted from supporters inside and outside the London court when the judge found there had been a technical error in the case against Liam O'Hanna and told him he was "free to go".

Speaking outside Woolwich Crown Court, in southeast London, O'Hanna said the decision showed attempts to muzzle the band's very vocal support for the Palestinians had failed.

"It was always about Gaza, about what happens if you dare to speak up," he told dozens of jubilant supporters massed in front of the court.

"Your attempts to silence us have failed because we're right and you're wrong."

O'Hanna, 27, was charged in May

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