At least 12 Hajduk Split fans were arrested after holding an anti-Semitic rally, clashing with police and disrupting a match against Ajax in Split.
01Summary
- 01Police arrested 12 fans on charges of inciting violence and hatred following chants praising Adolf Hitler and insults against Jewish people.
- 02The fans marched behind a car carrying a mock coffin labelled with Ajax's name, referencing the club's historical ties to Amsterdam's Jewish community.
- 03The match was interrupted for 12 minutes when fans threw flares and other objects onto the pitch.
- 04Hajduk Split won the UEFA Conference League match 2-1, their first major European fixture in 16 years.
- 05President Zoran Milanovic and the Croatian government condemned the behaviour, urging punishment and calling it damaging to Croatia's football image.
02Why it matters
This incident highlights rising nationalist and far-right sentiment in Croatia linked to the country's World War II pro-Nazi past, and may lead to UEFA disciplinary action against the club.
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