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| Hull City fans arrested in Belgium after clashes at European tie | Hull City fans arrested in Belgium after clashes at European tie |
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| Three Hull City fans were arrested in clashes before and after their side's Europa League play-off first leg match in Belgium. | Three Hull City fans were arrested in clashes before and after their side's Europa League play-off first leg match in Belgium. |
| The arrests came after Hull City supporters claimed they had been injured by bottles thrown at them by KSC Lokeren fans. | The arrests came after Hull City supporters claimed they had been injured by bottles thrown at them by KSC Lokeren fans. |
| BBC reporter Phil Norton in Lokeren said he had seen a number of supporters with cuts to their head. | BBC reporter Phil Norton in Lokeren said he had seen a number of supporters with cuts to their head. |
| Humberside Police said it was investigating with Belgian officers. | Humberside Police said it was investigating with Belgian officers. |
| Humberside Police said two people were arrested for being drunk and disorderly and one for criminal damage, and said there were clashes before and after the match, which Lokeren won 1-0. | Humberside Police said two people were arrested for being drunk and disorderly and one for criminal damage, and said there were clashes before and after the match, which Lokeren won 1-0. |
| 'Raining bottles' | 'Raining bottles' |
| Hull City supporter Matthew Rudd said the trouble after the game began as fans were escorted by police away from the stadium. | Hull City supporter Matthew Rudd said the trouble after the game began as fans were escorted by police away from the stadium. |
| He said: "There was only one way out and we went past this little pub and there were loads of Lokeren fans in there and they just started hurling bottles at us. | He said: "There was only one way out and we went past this little pub and there were loads of Lokeren fans in there and they just started hurling bottles at us. |
| "It was a bit of an experience to be honest and quite intimidating, really." | |
| Craig Harper, who was at the match with his 17-year-old son, said the group of Hull City fans were met by a "cordon of riot police with water cannon pointed at us with dogs". | Craig Harper, who was at the match with his 17-year-old son, said the group of Hull City fans were met by a "cordon of riot police with water cannon pointed at us with dogs". |
| "It started raining bottles and glasses," he said. | "It started raining bottles and glasses," he said. |
| "I looked round to say to my lad 'get down they're chucking stuff at us'. | "I looked round to say to my lad 'get down they're chucking stuff at us'. |
| "I looked at him he's got blood pouring out of his head." | "I looked at him he's got blood pouring out of his head." |
| A hospital in Lokeren contacted by the BBC said it could not comment on whether it had treated any football fans for injuries. | A hospital in Lokeren contacted by the BBC said it could not comment on whether it had treated any football fans for injuries. |
| Humberside Police said: "The disorder witnessed last night will be taken into account as the return leg approaches and we will police the match accordingly." | Humberside Police said: "The disorder witnessed last night will be taken into account as the return leg approaches and we will police the match accordingly." |