United Kingdom, July 1 -- Punk band Bob Vylan have claimed they are "being targeted for speaking up" following mounting backlash over a controversial performance at Glastonbury Festival.

The comments come after Avon and Somerset Police launched a criminal investigation into the 34-year-old lead singer's onstage chant of "death, death to the IDF" during their set on Saturday.

A statement from the band posted on Instagram on Monday (01,07.25) said: "We are not the first. We will not be the last.

"We are being targeted for speaking up."

Bob Vylan appeared on the West Holts stage just before Kneecap, another controversial act.

The BBC, which live-streamed the performance, has also come under scrutiny after it emerged that its director ge...