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A SCOT at the centre of a race-hate storm after a video of him filming his dog giving Nazi salutes went viral has been collared by police.

Markus Meechan, 28, from Coatbridge, was slammed by Jewish leaders after training his girlfriend’s pooch to respond to anti-Jewish slurs, including the phrase “Gas the Jews".

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In a video uploaded online in April, Meechan showed the pug, named Buddha, reacting to the vile command and raising its paw to “Sieg Heil,” which he called a Nazi salute.

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The video, named “M8 yer dug’s a Nazi,” went viral and clocked up almost a million views on YouTube.

Meechan later issued a grovelling apology but it has now emerged that he was arrested on Thursday, April 28, and spent a night in police cells as officers probed allegations that offensive material had been published online.

A report has since been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal and police have made it clear that offensive videos will not be tolerated.

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Detective Inspector David Cockburn said: “This clip was shared online and has been viewed almost one million times.

"I would ask anyone who has had the misfortune to have viewed it to think about the pain and hurt the narrative has caused a minority of people in our community.

“The clip is deeply offensive and no reasonable person can possibly find the content acceptable in today’s society.

"This arrest should serve as a warning to anyone posting such material online, or in any other capacity, that such views will not be tolerated."

Police commented that the arrest was in relation to the alleged publication of offensive material online and a report has been submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.

After the video went viral, Meechan revealed in a blog post that he had been fired from his job as a temporary call centre worker.

He wrote: “I got an email on my phone telling me I was fired. I held my phone and arms in the air and yelled ‘I got fired’ and everyone started laughing and cheering.

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“As soon as the video went viral, I knew for a fact that was going to happen.”He added: “I already have another job - and, yes, my new boss is aware of the video and he couldn’t give less of a s***.”

Meechan’s “outrageous” attitude was blasted by Jewish groups and the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities dismissed suggestions it was meant as a joke. But Meechan later claimed he did not hate or wish ill-will on any race.

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He said: “The whole purpose of this was to annoy my girlfriend."

The footage also showed the dog watching speeches made by Hitler. At the end Meechan – who boasted on Facebook he had been recognised by people who saw it – insists he is not a racist.