Starbucks CEO apologises after two black men arrested in coffee shop

The head of Starbucks has said he wants to personally apologise to two black men who were arrested while sitting inside one of the chain's coffee shops in Philadelphia.

Starbucks CEO apologises after two black men arrested in coffee shop

The head of Starbucks has said he wants to personally apologise to two black men who were arrested while sitting inside one of the chain's coffee shops in Philadelphia.

Starbucks "stands firmly against discrimination or racial profiling," chief executive Kevin Johnson said in a statement.

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