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Hot off the wires: German supporters arrested after incidents with Poles in Klagenfurt

Seven German supporters were arrested in Klagenfurt after incidents with Polish fans late Saturday on the eve of their Euro-2008 encounter, local police said.

The first incidents of the tournament involving about 100 supporters took place in the centre of the Carinthian capital. After glasses were thrown the police moved in to separate the two camps.

Nearly 25,000 Germans and 20,000 Poles were expected for Sunday's Group B match.

Some 2,300 police, including Polish officers, were to be mobilized on Sunday, with 2,000 security agents being held in reserve. The matches in Klagenfurt involving Germany, Poland and Croatia are deemed high-risk because of the fans' reputation for violence.

Gee, and the Germans and Poles usually get on so well.
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Anonymous said…
FEEL THE LOVE:

"Klagenfurt reported 157 arrests during the match, mainly Germany supporters who were arrested in the city centre but the police said the situation cleared rapidly, nobody was injured and no material damage occurred," said a Uefa spokesman...

The majority of those detained were rounded up after disturbances in the city centre, with 140 of those arrested coming from a group of German fans who were chanting Nazi slogans, and who included known hooligans.

AND I THOUGHT THE ENGLISH FANS A CLASSLESS LOT FOR BOOING THE OPPOSITION'S NATIONAL ANTHEM?!?!
June 9, 2008 at 9:06 AM
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