Bar brawl involving England and Serbia fans prompts huge police response before Euro 2024 match
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA scuffle between England and Serbia supporters escalated this afternoon in Gelsenkirchen. Armed police descended in droves on Weberstrasse as the clash resulted in tables and chairs being hurled.
No fewer than 22 police vans converged on the scene, with officers streaming towards the station. The ruckus didn't disrupt England fans at the Post Hornchun pub, who continued singing amidst the commotion.
One spectator commented: "It was nasty but small fight. But it ended up with a chase before the police finally calmed it." READ MORE: England vs Serbia LIVE Baffled residents observed from their apartments as skirmishes unfolded.
According to an English police source, the fracas began with England fans attacking Serbs, who subsequently retaliated, reports the Mirror.
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