Soccer violence leaves 13 injured, 27 arrested
February 25, 2007
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) -- Soccer fans and riot police fought after a game between Belgrade rivals, leaving at least 13 people injured and 27 arrested.
Red Star fans were angered by their team's 4-2 loss to Partizan on Saturday. They built barricades with garbage bins downtown as police on horseback charged them, witnesses said.
The arrests came at Red Star stadium and at later fighting that left at least 12 fans and one police officer injured, police said Sunday. Criminal charges will be filed against five fans for triggering the violence.
One fan sustained serious injuries to his eyes when a flare hit his face, hospital officials said.
Red Star leads the first division with 42 points, nine points ahead of second-placed Partizan. This was Partizan's first victory against its crosstown rival in six years.
Updated on Sunday, Feb 25, 2007 10:56 am EST
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