Croatia police open fire during soccer fan clash; 2 injured

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Croatian police open fire with live ammunition during clashes with soccer fans. Two fans and about a dozen police officers were injured. Violence late Saturday happened when a convoy of buses was transporting Hajduk Split fans. The buses stopped and a group of fans turned against officers, police said.

1 month ago·Zagreb, Croatia

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Croatia police open fire during soccer fan clash; 2 injured

Croatian police opened fire with live ammunition during clashes on a highway with hundreds of soccer fans returning from a match in the capital, authorities said. Two fans and about a dozen police officers were injured.

1 month ago·Toronto, Canada

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Croatia police open fire during football fan clash; 2 injured

The Hajduk fans blocked the highway and ignored police orders to disperse, the statement added. Police then used live ammunition and other means to repel the fans, it said.

1 month ago·India

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Croatian police open fire in clash with football fans in Zagreb

Police have detained 43 people who are facing charges of inciting unrest

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Croatia police open fire during soccer fan clash; 2 injured

Croatian police say officers have opened fire with live ammunition during clashes on a highway with hundreds of soccer fans returning from a match in the capital

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Croatian police fire live ammunition during soccer fan clash

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Outnumbered Croatian police officers fired warning shots into the air and ground with live ammunition when soccer fans returning from a match in the capital attacked them on a highway with iron bars, bats and flares, authorities said Sunday.

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Croatia police open fire during soccer fan clash; 2 injured

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatian police say officers have opened fire with live ammunition during clashes on a highway with hundreds of soccer fans returning from a match in the capital. Two fans and about a dozen police officers were injured. Police said in a statement that the violence late Saturday happened when a convoy of buses transporting Hajduk Split fans under police escort stopped and the fans turned against officers. The Hajduk fans bl…

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