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Newcastle United defender Paul Dummett has been the target of death threats from Uruguay fans after they reacted furiously to the news that Luis Suarez was battling for fitness for the World Cup.

One fan overstepped the mark by claiming that a "bullet" would be waiting for him if he ever visited Uruguay.

Dummett was wrongly sent off for a tackle on the Liverpool striker on the last day of the season for a 50-50 challenge which left Suarez clutching his leg.

The red card was chalked off by the FA last week and Dummett was cleared of any wrongdoing.

But Suarez has since undergone an operation that has meant he is facing a race to be fit for the World Cup finals, where Uruguay are set to face England in Group D.

Dummett - who was called into the Wales squad today - began receiving threats via his Twitter account.

Fans of the former World Cup winners blamed Dummett for Suarez's injury and subsequent knee operation.

Twitter follower Federico Gonzalez Tweeted Dummett to say:"Hi Paul Dummett, from Uruguay we hope someday u come here to have a nice time w/ friends. We have things for you, like a bullet in the head."

Dummett has stayed silent on the situation and the matter is likely to be passed on to the authorities.

Another tweeter Cadena Chori said: "We kill you."

Suarez actually went down injured in training with his country yesterday.

And the Uruguayan FA say that he should be back for the World Cup.

Suarez had spoken of his desire to repeat his nation's World Cup success of 1950, which you can see in the video below.