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| '15 arrests' before England tie | '15 arrests' before England tie |
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| Fifteen people were arrested ahead of the England football team's friendly with the Netherlands, according to Dutch police. | Fifteen people were arrested ahead of the England football team's friendly with the Netherlands, according to Dutch police. |
| Violent clashes between football fans were reported in Amsterdam city centre on Wednesday. | Violent clashes between football fans were reported in Amsterdam city centre on Wednesday. |
| The UK Foreign Office is investigating reports that police intervened to stop a fight between rival supporters. | The UK Foreign Office is investigating reports that police intervened to stop a fight between rival supporters. |
| One eyewitness said police on horseback contained a group of England fans in Amsterdam's central Dam Square. | One eyewitness said police on horseback contained a group of England fans in Amsterdam's central Dam Square. |
| There were no reports of serious injuries, a Dutch police spokesman told Associated Press. | There were no reports of serious injuries, a Dutch police spokesman told Associated Press. |
| The news agency said police were searching all the supporters for weapons and they were photographed and filmed before being released. | The news agency said police were searching all the supporters for weapons and they were photographed and filmed before being released. |
| Several British police were also present in the square to assist, it added. | |
| It remains unclear whether the fighting before the match involved supporters of the international teams or fans of Dutch clubs. | It remains unclear whether the fighting before the match involved supporters of the international teams or fans of Dutch clubs. |
| 'Hard core' | |
| Amsterdam's acting mayor Lodewijk van Asscher told local television there was a threat that supporters of Ajax - the city's team - wanted to fight English fans. | Amsterdam's acting mayor Lodewijk van Asscher told local television there was a threat that supporters of Ajax - the city's team - wanted to fight English fans. |
| The Football Association sold its allocation of 7,000 tickets for the game. | |
| "In addition, a hard core of other clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium and England are planning to come to Amsterdam to misbehave," he said. | "In addition, a hard core of other clubs in the Netherlands, Belgium and England are planning to come to Amsterdam to misbehave," he said. |
| A Home Office spokesman said: "The vast majority of England supporters attending this fixture will be genuine bona fide members of the official supporters club and as such will pose no risk to the safety and security of this fixture." | |
| There was no intelligence to suggest any of the 3,129 people subject to banning orders would have tried to travel to the fixture, he added. |