Published 13:28 IST, October 12th 2019

Euro '20 qualifier: England lose to Czech Republic, hooligans arrested

As The Three Lions lost 2-1 to the Czech Republic, supporters of the English team were involved in violent altercations with the local Police forces in Prague

Reported by: Ruchit Rastogi
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As Three Lions lost 2-1 to Czech Republic, supporters of English team were involved in violent altercations with local Police forces in city of Prague. According to reports, violence started outside Dubliners bar, off Prague's Old Town Square when Three Lions fans started tossing bottles towards stationed police officers suited up in riot gear.  A stern warning was played as a recording before Czech police moved towards hooligans to arrest m in order to stop things from going out of hand.

Unruly fans

Excessive force in form of Stun grenes was used by police, as group of unruly fans retracted in an alleyway as bottles were continued to be thrown towards officers. Around 12 men were cornered in alleyway while police pinned down one or individual as y secured perimeter to ensure everyone's safety. 

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According to a statement issued by Lt Col Jakub Schor, fans of English team grouped outside pub off Prague's Old Town Square and drowned mselves in alcohol and that resulted in m tossing bottles and cans. He furr ded that bottle-throwing incident was sole reason for se people getting arrested. 

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A similar incident

In a similar incident, around 40 Czech supporters from various clubs are said to have come toger and assaulted a few England supporters close to Manes Bridge and tried to steal flags y were carrying around.

re h alrey been a little issue in city, with involvement of police restricted to vising fans to remove ir banners stuck to different buildings. Many fans took control over small square in city's Old Town, shouting and drinking.

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According to reports, about 3,800 England fans purchased tickets for qualifying match. city's recent incidents involving unruly fans prompted fears of a repeat that may endanger safety of fans coming in from different parts of world.

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Lackluster performance by England

Meanwhile, Gary Southgate's England lost to Czech Republic in a UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match with a 2-1 scoreline at Sibo Stium in city of Prague. Although, England is still perched at top of table alongside Czech, who have played a game extra in group matches.

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(With inputs from ncies)

13:17 IST, October 12th 2019