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Polish and Russian soccer fans clash outside the National Stadium in Warsaw
- Published_at:2012-06-12
- Category:News & Politics
- Channel:hhdewdrop
- tags: center
- description: Another day, another black eye for Euro 2012. A tournament that is making news for all the wrong things almost exploded Tuesday into all-out rioting before the game between Poland and Russia. There was enormous tension going into the match from a soccer perspective. Poland needed to get a positive result in the game in order to keep its hopes alive of moving into the second round. The on-field tensions were exacerbated by the off-field activity stemming from decades of enmity between the two countries. A march held by Russian fans celebrating a national holiday -- Russia Day, commemorating the day the Soviet Union ceased to exist -- to the stadium through the streets of Warsaw broke into a series of fights involving Russian visitors, police and Polish hooligans. Russian fans numbered between 5,000 and 10,000 in the downtown area. Reports had numerous people being injured. A number of other incidents occurred around Warsaw and the National Stadium. Fans threw missiles, including rocks, at the police. Television footage showed groups of 10-15 men fighting and police helicopters hovering overhead. Reports said police, using water cannons, sprayed unruly fans near the stadium just hours ahead of the match. The police eventually halted the march.
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