Soccer-Ajax fans clash with Prague police, attempt to break into stadium

AFC Ajax NV

03/10/2024 19:31

PRAGUE, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Czech police detained several
Ajax Amsterdam fans after a group of them tried to break into
Slavia Prague's Eden Park stadium without tickets ahead of their
Europa League match on Thursday.
    "Policemen in heavy riot gear had to resolve the situation
using coercive measures, and several fans were detained," police
said on social media network X.
    Earlier, several hundred fans gathered in Prague's Old Town
Square and police found knives, baseball bats and batons left on
site before the supporters took the underground to the stadium.
    Several hundred police officers were deployed across the
city to keep order before and after the match.

 (Reporting by Jan Lopatka in Prague, editing by Ed Osmond)
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