Organized brutal football gang fight in Wrocław leaves one dead

One person was killed, more than ten seriously injured and 212 were arrested after a battle between Arka Gdynia and Śląsk Wrocław football hooligans broke out in the center of Wrocław on Sunday. Police in full riot gear and one anti-terrorist unit which tried to put the fight down were attacked with stones and sharp objects, including a meat cleaver. According to the police, the battle had been well prepared in advance. The police were also contacted by three bus drivers hired to transport the hooligans to the place who said they were to pick up the fighters after the battle. According to Rzeczpospolita Sunday's event was a sequel to a confrontation both groups fought three weeks earlier in a forest in Łódź voivodeship. (Rzeczpospolita, A3; Gazeta Wyborcza, p. 15) J.K.