A couple Serbian fans are delaying the start of their game against Italy
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Stewards have been kicked out of Serb sector. Cops opening single gate at back of Serb stand, will search fans one-by-one at exit
2 minutes ago
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RAI reporting that Serb hooligans burst on to Serb team bus and set off smoke bombs as team left for ground
4 minutes ago
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Players now on pitch and warming up as some guy with iron bar tries to break plexiglass
6 minutes ago
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These are the guys I'm talking about (thanks to @Nerdyy)
http://bit.ly/9grgkH
7 minutes ago
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This is potentially v. dangerous. Hope to God somebody thought to open gates at back of stand if cops are going to rush.
8 minutes ago
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Great. Cops massed at pitch-side plexiglass doors. Couple guys set off flares and drop them on cops.
9 minutes ago
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While don't mind hoolies getting manhandled by cops, surely hundreds of peaceful "normal" fans among Serb bunch.
11 minutes ago
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Now cops entering Serb stand. Cops kick out stewards. Firemen ready to open hydrants on Serbs. Big banner "Kossovo is Serbia".
12 minutes ago
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OK, so 200 hundred cops on pitch, morons in stands chucking all sorts of stuff on field of play. Kids looking on looking puzzled.
13 minutes ago
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... not exactly "family environment". Now hydrants on pitch, can't believe it's taking cops this long to figure out what to do...
15 minutes ago
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Serbian GK Stojkovic (fmr Wigan) attacked before game. Weird thing is Italian FA bused in tens of thousands of children for match...