ZAGREB ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Hina) - Several incidents occurred in Zagreb on Saturday afternoon when the national teams of Croatia and Yugoslavia played a match within the European soccer championships qualifier. Eleven trams were damaged,
Zagreb police reported. Four of them were damaged ahead of the match while another seven were ruined while spectators were leaving the Maksimir Stadium after the end of the match. In those incidents trams' window glasses were smashed and bulbs in carriages were broken. Besides, a bus of the city's public transport company (ZET), was also damaged after the end of the game. A total of 69 persons were taken to police stations in Zagreb in that period. Three persons were taken by police as they possessed drugs, one was apprehended as he possessed a forged ticket for the match and one was apprehended while he was ruining a tram. Sixteen people were taken by police as they disrup
ZAGREB, Oct 10 (Hina) - Several incidents occurred in Zagreb on
Saturday afternoon when the national teams of Croatia and
Yugoslavia played a match within the European soccer championships
qualifier.
Eleven trams were damaged, Zagreb police reported.
Four of them were damaged ahead of the match while another seven
were ruined while spectators were leaving the Maksimir Stadium
after the end of the match.
In those incidents trams' window glasses were smashed and bulbs in
carriages were broken.
Besides, a bus of the city's public transport company (ZET), was
also damaged after the end of the game.
A total of 69 persons were taken to police stations in Zagreb in that
period.
Three persons were taken by police as they possessed drugs, one was
apprehended as he possessed a forged ticket for the match and one
was apprehended while he was ruining a tram.
Sixteen people were taken by police as they disrupted public peace
and order. The rest had to stay in police stations, because of
preventive measures, since they were drunk and likely to disrupt
peace and order at and around the stadium.
During the match two persons threw pyrotechnic devices at th
stadium and police also apprehended them.
All of them were released after police proceedings were completed
and adequate charges are to be preferred against them.
(hina) ms