A 34-year-old man on Tuesday evening became the fifth person to be arrested in connection with violent episodes which broke out at the abandoned Limassol derby between Ael and Apollon on Sunday.
He was arrested shortly after 8pm, with a 21-year-old, an 18-year-old, and two 17-year-olds having already been arrested after the match was abandoned.
They were seen getting into a car outside Ael’s fan club and attempting to flee the scene, with a metal bar having been found in the vehicle.
An additional three people have been identified but not yet arrested, while police are looking for a further 31 people in connection with the incidents.
Sunday evening had been marred by violent scenes inside and outside Limassol’s Alphamega Stadium, with a large number of fans without tickets having entered the stadium.
Flares were then lit in the stands and Molotov cocktails were found by police, who then called for everyone inside the stadium to leave and be rechecked for tickets and banned items. (cyprus mail)
