At least 35 people were injured after fans returning from a match in Zagreb attacked police on a highway, authorities say.
Outnumbered Croatian police officers said they were forced to fire warning shots into the air and ground with live ammunition when football fans returning from a match in the capital Zagreb attacked them on a highway with iron bars, bats and flares.
A total of 20 police officers were among some 35 people injured, including four fans with bullet wounds, authorities said on Sunday.
The violence erupted late on Saturday when a convoy of more than 260 cars and buses, transporting Hajduk Split football club fans, was being escorted by police after the Hajduk team lost 3-1 to archrivals Dinamo Zagreb.
Travelling home after their defeat to Dinamo Zagreb, the Hajduk fans may have been angered because police had earlier barred them from entering Zagreb’s football stadium with flares and banners. About 2,000 fans refused to enter the stadium and remained outside throughout the match, police said.
As the convoy of supporters travelled back to Split, which is about 355km (220 miles) south of Zagreb, a group of fans blocked...
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