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Belgrade derby between Red Star and Partizan marred by violence

By Husmukh Kerai

Thursday 14 December 2017 13:32, UK

Partizan's Marko Jevtovic (L) vies with Crvena Zvezda's Filip Stojkovic (bottom) as smoke rise from the stands during the Serbian Superleague derby
Image: Partizan's Marko Jevtovic (L) vies with Crvena Zvezda's Filip Stojkovic (bottom) as smoke rise from the stands during the Serbian Superleague derby

A mass brawl between supporters of Red Star and Partizan during a heated Belgrade derby resulted in at least 20 people suffering injuries.

Several people suffered head injuries and burns from torches and some fans were reportedly stripped naked before being kicked out of the stands as riot police intervened with batons.

Twenty-six people have been arrested with Serbian police saying that foreign nationals are among those detained.

Policemen and players are engulfed in smoke after two groups of Partizan Belgrade's hooligans clashed with each other during the Serbian Superleague derby
Image: Policemen and players are engulfed in smoke after two groups of Partizan Belgrade's hooligans clashed with each other during the Serbian Superleague derby

Photographers at the Stadion Partizana claim a fight broke out in a section of the stadium which seated home fans.

Police were forced to intervene to end the scuffles while several fans, some with bloodied faces, were evacuated from the ground.

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Policemen arrest Partizan Belgrade's hooligans after clashes between two groups of Partizan Belgrade's supporters during the Serbian Superleague derby foot
Image: Policemen arrest Partizan Belgrade's hooligans after clashes between two groups of Partizan Belgrade's supporters during the Serbian Superleague derby

The match between the local rivals finished 1-1 after Red Star's Richmond Boakye equalised six minutes from time after a Seydouba Soumah penalty had given Partizan a second-half lead.

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Policemen are engulfed in smoke after two groups of Partizan Belgrade's hooligans clashed with each other during the Serbian Superleague derby football mat
Image: Policemen are engulfed in smoke after two groups of Partizan Belgrade's hooligans clashed with each other during the Serbian Superleague derby

The Belgrade derby has been regularly marred by crowd trouble ever since the break up of the former Yugoslavia in 1992.

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