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UPDATE 1-Liverpool fan attacked before Juventus match
Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:41 AM BST
(updates number questioned, adds details)
ROME, April 13 (Reuters) - A Liverpool fan suffered minor head injuries in an attack by Juventus supporters in Turin overnight, Italian police said on Wednesday.
Eight Juventus fans were questioned and reported for assault and possession of weapons after police discovered iron bars and baseball bats following the clash in a bar around midnight.
Liverpool play Juventus in a Champions League quarter-final second leg at Turin's Delle Alpi stadium later on Wednesday.
Police intervened quickly ahead of the first match in Italy between the two clubs since the 1985 Heysel Stadium tragedy in which 39 mainly Italian supporters died after a charge by Liverpool fans.
The overnight trouble flared when Juventus fans entered a city centre pub where a handful of Liverpool supporters were drinking.
The attack bore the hallmarks of a planned operation by a group of around 20 hard-core Juventus "ultras", who toured the city centre looking for Liverpool fans, ANSA news agency said.
To avoid detection by a much-increased police presence, some of the "ultras" were accompanied by young women, who slipped away when the Liverpool fans were spotted.
Assailants then covered their faces with black and white scarves and burst into the pub, overturning chairs and tables before attacking a small group of Liverpool fans, ANSA said.
Though they initially escaped in three cars that had been parked near the pub, the "ultras" were quickly intercepted. The metal bars and baseball bats were discovered in the cars.
SPECIAL UNITS
Italian police have been setting up special units to cope with any troublemakers amid fears Italian fans may seek revenge for the deaths before the 1985 European Cup final in Brussels.
Sale of alcohol has been banned in Turin and neighbouring provinces for the game and the elite undercover police unit, Digos, is putting strict security and surveillance in place.
Last week's first-leg at Anfield, which Liverpool won 2-1, saw the English supporters call for friendship between the two clubs and the city's local newspaper offered a full front page apology for the role of Liverpool fans in the disaster.
However, a minority of Juventus supporters turned their backs on a banner declaring 'Memory and Friendship' raising fears of trouble in Turin in the return leg.
In a spirit of reconciliation, Juventus held a private ceremony at their headquarters on Tuesday to honour the supporters who lost their lives before the Heysel Stadium final, which the Italians won 1-0.
-reuters.co.uk-
UPDATE 1-Liverpool fan attacked before Juventus match
Wed Apr 13, 2005 11:41 AM BST
(updates number questioned, adds details)
ROME, April 13 (Reuters) - A Liverpool fan suffered minor head injuries in an attack by Juventus supporters in Turin overnight, Italian police said on Wednesday.
Eight Juventus fans were questioned and reported for assault and possession of weapons after police discovered iron bars and baseball bats following the clash in a bar around midnight.
Liverpool play Juventus in a Champions League quarter-final second leg at Turin's Delle Alpi stadium later on Wednesday.
Police intervened quickly ahead of the first match in Italy between the two clubs since the 1985 Heysel Stadium tragedy in which 39 mainly Italian supporters died after a charge by Liverpool fans.
The overnight trouble flared when Juventus fans entered a city centre pub where a handful of Liverpool supporters were drinking.
The attack bore the hallmarks of a planned operation by a group of around 20 hard-core Juventus "ultras", who toured the city centre looking for Liverpool fans, ANSA news agency said.
To avoid detection by a much-increased police presence, some of the "ultras" were accompanied by young women, who slipped away when the Liverpool fans were spotted.
Assailants then covered their faces with black and white scarves and burst into the pub, overturning chairs and tables before attacking a small group of Liverpool fans, ANSA said.
Though they initially escaped in three cars that had been parked near the pub, the "ultras" were quickly intercepted. The metal bars and baseball bats were discovered in the cars.
SPECIAL UNITS
Italian police have been setting up special units to cope with any troublemakers amid fears Italian fans may seek revenge for the deaths before the 1985 European Cup final in Brussels.
Sale of alcohol has been banned in Turin and neighbouring provinces for the game and the elite undercover police unit, Digos, is putting strict security and surveillance in place.
Last week's first-leg at Anfield, which Liverpool won 2-1, saw the English supporters call for friendship between the two clubs and the city's local newspaper offered a full front page apology for the role of Liverpool fans in the disaster.
However, a minority of Juventus supporters turned their backs on a banner declaring 'Memory and Friendship' raising fears of trouble in Turin in the return leg.
In a spirit of reconciliation, Juventus held a private ceremony at their headquarters on Tuesday to honour the supporters who lost their lives before the Heysel Stadium final, which the Italians won 1-0.
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