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Al Jazeera
Politics
Nils Adler

Far-right Israeli football fans set off pyrotechnics in Latvia’s capital

Fans of Beitar Jerusalem FC wave the team's flag and sing during the club's training session in Jerusalem [File:Ronen Zvulun/Reuters]

Riga, Latvia – Thick black smoke billowed across Skonto Stadium as fans of the Israeli football team, Beitar Jerusalem, defied UEFA rules, setting off several rounds of pyrotechnics.

With only one minute played of the UEFA Conference League qualifier match against Riga FC, Latvian fans looked bewildered as a Beitar fan, wearing a black balaclava, nonchalantly threw a succession of fireworks around the stand, causing a small fire and scorching parts of the away stand.

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