SERBIA: Skirmishes break out between pro-Ratko Mladic soccer supporters and police in Novi Sad
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860946
SERBIA: Skirmishes break out between pro-Ratko Mladic soccer supporters and police in Novi Sad
- Title: SERBIA: Skirmishes break out between pro-Ratko Mladic soccer supporters and police in Novi Sad
- Date: 30th May 2011
- Summary: NOVI SAD, SERBIA ( MAY 29, 2011) (REUTERS) RIOT POLICE STANDING IN FRONT OF STADIUM CRVENA ZVEZDA SUPPORTERS WALKING IN STREET CHANTING "RATKO MLADIC" AND MLADIC MLADIC POLICE STANDING IN FRONT OF STADIUM, PEOPLE ENTERING STADIUM PEOPLE ENTERING STADIUM POLICE PUSHING AWAY SUPPORTERS WHO ARE TRYING TO PASS BY POLICE CORDON POLICE BEATING SUPPORTERS BURNING FLARE ON GROUND POLICE CORDON AND SMOKE, SUPPORTERS THROWING BOTTLES AT POLICE SUPPORTERS SHOUTING INSULTS AT POLICE POLICE VAN POLICEMEN THROWING SUPPORTER INTO POLICE VAN, POLICE HOLDING TWO MORE SUPPORTERS IN FRONT OF VAN
- Embargoed: 14th June 2011 13:00
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- Location: Serbia, Serbia
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- Country: Serbia
- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
- Reuters ID: LVA5PNI98BQ7EUV58SO2IGDHRKKI
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- Story Text: Skirmishes broke out between pro-Ratko Mladic soccer supporters and police on Sunday (May 29) after fans who gathered in front of the soccer stadium threw bottles and chanted slogans in support of the former Bosnian Serb wartime commander ahead of the Crvena Zvezda [Red Star Belgrade] - Vojvodina match in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad.
Security around the stadium had been beefed up ahead of the game following the arrest last week of Mladic, who is awaiting extradition to the U.N. tribunal in The Hague to face trial for war crimes. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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