German police probe uniform

German police said on Friday they had launched an investigation into Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters after he wore a Nazi-style uniform on stage at Berlin's Mercedes-benz Arena. The British 79-year-old was not immediately available for comment, but social media users came to his defence saying the performance was a recreation of satirical scenes from the film of the band's hit album The Wall, a critique of fascism. Images from a concert on May 17 showed the singer in a trench coat with bright read arm bands, aiming an imitation machine-gun into the audience. The outfit included a swastika-like emblem made of two crossed hammers — iconography that also appeared on costumes in the 1982 film starring rock star turned campaigner Bob Geldof. Nazi symbols, flags and uniforms are prohibited in Germany. Waters is being investigated under a separate law on suspicion of “incitement of the people,” police said.