Turkish Basketball Team Attacked in Cyprus

[Dainius]

How this can happen?

Fans of local Greek Cypriot team APOEL attacked Turkish team Pinar Karsiyaka after a professional men's match in the Cypriot capital.

Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos said on Wednesday that no team members were injured.

Katsounotos said APOEL fans threw coins and cigarette lighters at the Turkish team after the final whistle in Tuesday night's EuroChallenge Group G game.

He said police prevented a group of APOEL fans from charging the Turkish team's locker-room, while tear gas was used to disperse about 500 stone-throwing fans outside the stadium. Three 15-year-olds were arrested.

Katsounotos said police later safely escorted the Turkish team to its hotel. The team left the island Wednesday morning.


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[bar203]

what do you mean "how this can heppen"??
dont you remember what happened in turkey when maccabi was there??
or what happened to maccabi in spain,greece,etc?
there is no any discipline in this organization.
if a team whose fans did something like that or any other roits-would penished badly-than it no longer repeat itself.

[Batu7]

They'll cover it up.