Snoop Dogg reportedly arrested after fracas at London airport

LONDON (AP) _ Snoop Dogg and five other men were arrested after a fracas at Heathrow Airport that injured seven police officers, British media reported Thursday. <br/><br/>The Press Association news agency

Thursday, April 27th 2006, 8:38 am

By: News On 6

LONDON (AP) _ Snoop Dogg and five other men were arrested after a fracas at Heathrow Airport that injured seven police officers, British media reported Thursday.

The Press Association news agency said members of the 34-year-old rapper's entourage hurled bottles of whiskey and argued with staff at a duty-free shop after being refused entry to a first-class lounge.

London's Metropolitan Police said officers responded Wednesday to ``reports of a disturbance involving 30 people in a business lounge'' at Terminal 1 of the busy airport.

When police told the group they wouldn't be allowed to board their flight, ``a number of the group became abusive and pushed officers,'' a spokeswoman said on the force's customary condition of anonymity.

Six men were arrested on charges of violent disorder and affray and spent the night at London police stations. Police did not name the men, but said all were U.S. citizens in their 30s.

Seven officers received cuts, bruises and other minor injuries, the force said.

Snoop Dogg, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, had been due to perform in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday.

A former member of Los Angeles gang the Crips, Snoop Dogg built his early career on recordings offering gritty details of gang life.