Ahead of tonight’s city derby in Sarajevo between football clubs “Željezničar” and “Sarajevo”, in the afternoon, the police prevented riots in several locations in the Grbavica neighborhood with a quick and efficient action, Feni from the Federal Ministry of the Interior said.
Nine people were detained for disturbing public order and peace.
In the meantime, the “Željezničar” football club announced on its website that the fans of the visiting team “Sarajevo” were forbidden to attend the match by the decision of the police.
“The decision was made due to today’s event in Grbavica, in which fans of the “Sarajevo” Football Club participated, and because of the police’s knowledge of the planned riots by visiting fans at the Grbavica stadium,” the statement said.
The match is planned for tonight from 18:45 at the stadium “Željezničar” in Grbavica as part of the 21st round of the WWin League of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
