Croatian police open fire with live ammunition during clashes on a highway with hundreds of football fans returning from a match in the capital, resulting in the injury of at least two fans and a dozen police officers
The Hajduk fans had blocked the highway leading from the capital Zagreb to the Adriatic Sea coast town of Split.
Croatian police have opened fire with live ammunition during clashes on a highway with hundreds of football fans returning from a match in the capital, authorities have said. The violence happened when a convoy of buses was transporting Hajduk Split fans under police escort after the team lost a match to league rival Dinamo Zagreb.The Hajduk fans blocked the highway and ignored police orders to disperse, the statement added.
Two fans were thought to have been struck by bullets, but none of the injured, including the police officers, were in life-threatening condition, police said. Eintracht Frankfurt beat Rangers in shootout to win Europa League finalLocal media reported that the highway leading from the capital Zagreb to the Adriatic Sea coast town of Split remained closed for much of the night and early on Sunday.
Pictures posted on social media showed what appeared to be flares and later fans forced to lie on the ground. The Index news portal said that nearly 2,000 Hajduk fans who traveled to Croatia's capital for the match with Dinamo didn't attend because police wouldn't allow them to bring in their banners.READ MORE:
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