Two men have been arrested after a video was shared online of men driving around a community filming themselves spraying a water gun at Orthodox Jews.

Two men have been arrested after a video of Jewish people being sprayed with water went viral. The suspects – two men aged 26 and 36, who were arrested on Thursday in Farnworth, Bolton – are in custody for questioning on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault, Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said.

Prankster’ social media influencers have been terrorising Orthodox Jews in Manchester, spraying them with a water pistol in a spate of attacks.

Two men have filmed themselves driving around a community spraying a water gun at orthodox Jews, prompting a police investigation. The footage, shared widely on social media, showed the men laughing and smiling as they squirted at traditionally-dressed pedestrians, including children, in Greater Manchester.

Two men who filmed themselves spraying victims and posting it on social media being held on suspicion of racially aggravated common assault

In a now deleted video, two men were seen laughing as they sprayed traditionally-dressed Orthodox Jewish adults and children with water on the streets of Manchester. Greater Manchester Police said a crime had been reported after the video was shared online.