Croatian Police Detain 9 Soccer Fans Over the Violence in Greece Last Month That Killed One Person

Soccer fans, most of them from Croatia, cover their faces while leaving the Athens Police Headquarters in Athens, on Aug. 11, 2023, as they are being detained as part of the inquiry on the death of a Greek fan during violent clashes. Angelos Tzortzinis/AFP via Getty Images

ZAGREB, Croatia—Croatian police have arrested nine soccer fans sought on European warrants for involvement in deadly violence last month in Greece, state television station HRT reported on Saturday.

Greece has issued arrest warrants for 10 fans of Croatia’s Dinamo Zagreb soccer club, but one of them remains at large, the report said. Croatia’s Justice Ministry said in a statement it had been informed of the warrants by the Croatian police.