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Summary Bosnian police arrested up to 100 people after rival football fans clashed Mostar.
Bosnian police arrested up to 100 people after rival football fans clashed in the ethnically divided city of Mostar leaving two people slightly injured, the authorities said Thursday.The clashes occurred between the mainly Bosnian Croat fans of first division club Zrinski Mostar and their rival Celik Zenica with a majority Muslim fan-base.Bosnia is still deeply divided along ethnic lines although its 1992-1995 war between its Croats, Muslims and Serbs ended almost 17 years ago.The situation is particularly tense in Mostar, some 130 kilometres (81 miles) southwest of Sarajevo. The town saw fierce fighting between its Muslim and Croat communities during the 1992-1995 war and remains divided between the two ethnic groups.Incidents happened when a bus with Celik Zenica fans .... was stoned late Wednesday, police spokesman Srecko Bosnjak told national radio.One fan and a passer-by were injured as Celik Zenica fans left the bus and clashed with their attackers, he added.Police arrested practically all the fans on the spot including 58 Celik Zenica and some 40 Zrinski Mostar supporters, Bosnjak said.
