Over 300 arrested before England vs Ecuador World Cup match
25/6/2006 10:49
More than 300 people were arrested in two incidents involving English
soccer fans on Saturday, the day before England meet Ecuador in their World Cup
second-round match in Stuttgart yesterday.
After Germany's 2-0 win over
Sweden, English and German fans clashed in a plaza near outdoor viewing screens
in the city.
German fans were singing in celebration when England fans began
throwing plastic chairs and bottles at them, police spokeswoman Christiane Honer
said.
Five Germans were injured before officers in riot gear separated the
two sides. 200 people were arrested, most of them English, police spokesman
Stefan Keilbach said.
Early Saturday in the same downtown area, police
arrested 122 English fans throwing bottles and glasses at passers-by from a pub
terrace.
Xinhua
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