3 Arrested After Soccer Fans Invade Pitch, Clash in Cyprus

3 Arrested After Soccer Fans Invade Pitch, Clash in Cyprus
The file photo of a Cyprus police van on Dec. 6, 2021. Iakovos Hatzistavrou/AFP via Getty Images
The Associated Press
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NICOSIA, Cyprus—Three individuals were arrested after opposing groups totaling about 30 people invaded the pitch during a top-flight soccer match in Cyprus and hurled rocks and flares at each other, police said Monday.

Police said in a statement the individuals in custody, aged 17, 23, and 25, are being investigated on charges of unlawful entry in a sports facility, assault, illegal assembly, and attacking a police officer.