Russian Soccer Fans Throw Seats At Police, Wave A Nazi Flag During Riots At Cup Match
Nov 2, 2013, 00:29 IST
Russian soccer as been marred by another ugly incident after Spartak Moscow fans rioted during this week's Russian Cup match against Shinnik Yaroslavl.
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The game was halted for 20 minutes and 78 fans were detained after throwing seats, flares, and smoke bombs at police.
Water cannons were used to quell the crowd, and a Nazi flagged was even spotted in the stands:
Yaroslavl police chief Nikolai Trifonov told R-Sport, "We'll get to the bottom of the appearance of Nazi symbolism. We have the photographs."
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Here's video from the Guardian:
The riot came a week after Manchester City's Yaya Toure was subjected to racist monkey chants while playing a Champions League match away at CSKA Moscow.
The 2018 World Cup will be held in Russia.