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| Leicester City fans arrested for 'causing a mess' | |
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| Spanish police have said eight Leicester City fans were arrested for "causing a mess" ahead of their Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid. | |
| The fans remain in custody following clashes with police on Tuesday evening and will appear in court on Thursday. | |
| Police said six officers were also attacked in the disturbances. | |
| BBC journalist Phil Mackie said he witnessed what appeared to be an unprovoked attack from officers. | |
| He said he met supporters who had been left bruised after being hit on the head, arms and knees. | He said he met supporters who had been left bruised after being hit on the head, arms and knees. |
| More on this story and other news in Leicestershire | More on this story and other news in Leicestershire |
| Mr Mackie told 5 live the trouble happened in the Plaza Mayor, where Foxes fans had been told they could gather. | |
| He said: "I got down [to Plaza Mayor] and found a number of young Leicester fans with bruises, who had been hit on the head, arms, knees and a couple of them dazed. Some of them were drunk as well. | |
| "As I was talking to them there was a charge. Police officers just charged a group of Leicester fans who were, as far as I could tell, just walking past and chatting to each other. | "As I was talking to them there was a charge. Police officers just charged a group of Leicester fans who were, as far as I could tell, just walking past and chatting to each other. |
| "Three of them were pushed to the floor and hit with batons and bundled into the back of vans and taken away." | "Three of them were pushed to the floor and hit with batons and bundled into the back of vans and taken away." |
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| Aaron Richard Howells, who was in the square, said there was a lot of good-natured singing from supporters, but some younger fans got too close to police with their chanting. | Aaron Richard Howells, who was in the square, said there was a lot of good-natured singing from supporters, but some younger fans got too close to police with their chanting. |
| He said: "We [witnessed] police targeting groups of people, smashing beers from tables and even them throwing chairs towards the fans as well charging with batons and riot shields." | |
| However, supporter June Webb - who was in the square - said some ticketless fans told her they liked to make a nuisance of themselves and "expected trouble later". | |
| A spokesman for Leicester City said: "We have received reports from local police of a small number of arrests following minor incidents in Madrid on Tuesday evening. | A spokesman for Leicester City said: "We have received reports from local police of a small number of arrests following minor incidents in Madrid on Tuesday evening. |
| "We have provided extensive advice for travelling supporters ahead of every away fixture in the competition and we would urge our fans to adhere to the guidance issued." | "We have provided extensive advice for travelling supporters ahead of every away fixture in the competition and we would urge our fans to adhere to the guidance issued." |
| Spanish newspaper La Voz de Galicia reported that riot gear was used to disperse about 300 supporters. | |