Police arrest suspected German football hooligans

Czech and German police have arrested 126 suspected German football hooligans ahead of Saturday's international Euro 2008 qualifying match between the Czech Republic and Germany in Prague. 117 were stopped at the border between the two countries by German police while the remaining 9 were apprehended and sent home by the Czech authorities. Around 3000 German football fans are expected to travel to Prague for Saturday's match. Czech police also expect between 500 and 1000 hooligans to come to Prague for the sole purpose of causing trouble in the Czech capital. They have been given a list of these people by their German counterparts.

Author: Coilin O'Connor