Croatian Soccer Fans Arrested over Anti-Semitic Slurs During Match with Amsterdam Team
Police said 12 fans were arrested after chants praising Nazism and attacking Jews, while officials condemned the disruption and opened an investigation.
- On Friday, Croatian police arrested 12 fans of Hajduk Split after thousands of supporters held an anti-Semitic rally before Thursday's Conference League match against Ajax.
- Thousands marched toward the stadium behind a car carrying a mock coffin labeled "Ajax," chanting slogans referencing the Auschwitz concentration camp and the WWII pro-Nazi regime.
- Hajduk Split won 2-1, though fans forced a 12-minute interruption by throwing flares; the club stated, "we are not proud of" the behavior but were "ready to take the consequences."
- President Zoran Milanovic demanded sanctions to show "there is no place for glorification of Nazism in Croatia," while Ombudswoman Tena Simonovic Einwalter called the incident a "manifestation of hatred and intolerance."
- Local police are identifying additional suspects, the Israeli Embassy in Zagreb expressed being "deeply shocked," and Croatia has previously faced stadium bans for discriminatory behavior.
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Pro-Nazi and antisemitic slogans chanted before a soccer match caused outrage in Croatia. Twenty-three people were implicated, six of whom were taken into custody.
Croatian police announce that 23 people have been formally charged with shouting Nazi and anti-Semitic chants before the match between Hajduk Split and Ajax.
Yakima Herald-Republic
Independent EspañolZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — The Croatian city police in Split arrested at least a dozen fans of the Hajduk Split football team on Friday, a day after rioting supporters staged an anti-Semitic demonstration, they...
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Croatian soccer fans arrested over antisemitic slurs during match with Amsterdam team
Police in Split, Croatia, have arrested at least a dozen Hajduk Split soccer fans after an antisemitic rally and clashes with officers disrupted a match against Ajax Amsterdam
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