Albanians chastise the winner of "Eurovision" because he "stepped" on their flag (PHOTO)

- This is a disgrace. Get rid of this picture. This is our beautiful flag and we are proud of it - wrote a user who was obviously very bitter. Mans later removed the picture

Mans Zelmerlow, the winner of this year's "Eurovision", found himself as the target of criticism because he posted a picture on his Instagram and Facebook that offended many Albanians.

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The Swedish singer posted a photo of himself lying on a couch, with an Albanian flag beneath him.

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- Back to the arena. Comfortable mode. I try to ignore the other 26 countries that are singing near my room - wrote Mans and posted the photo.

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A slew of critical comments followed on his account:

- This is a disgrace. Get rid of this picture. This is our beautiful flag and we are proud of it - wrote a user who was obviously very bitter.

Some defended Mans, but Zelmerlow decided to remove the photo from social media networks and later apologized.

(Telegraf.co.uk)