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Source: BBC
Five Manchester United fans, including a 16-year-old boy, have been stabbed ahead of the club's game against Roma. Violence erupted between a group of 50 rival fans on a bridge near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Police used two baton charges to disperse the fans and arrested two British nationals.
The last time the two teams met in April, 11 fans were taken to hospital after violence in the stadium. The stab injuries are not said to be serious.
Consular officials are at the hospital where the 16-year-old is being treated because of a duty of care given his age.
A Foreign Office spokesman said the situation outside and inside the stadium was "calm."
He said: "It appears there was trouble outside the stadium.
"A number of British fans were injured and two British nationals have been arrested.
"Our consular officials are on the way to the hospital to check on conditions, the numbers involved and whether anyone needs assistance.
"The situation is now said to be calm both outside and inside the stadium."
Five Manchester United fans, including a 16-year-old boy, have been stabbed ahead of the club's game against Roma. Violence erupted between a group of 50 rival fans on a bridge near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Police used two baton charges to disperse the fans and arrested two British nationals.
The last time the two teams met in April, 11 fans were taken to hospital after violence in the stadium. The stab injuries are not said to be serious.
Consular officials are at the hospital where the 16-year-old is being treated because of a duty of care given his age.
A Foreign Office spokesman said the situation outside and inside the stadium was "calm."
He said: "It appears there was trouble outside the stadium.
"A number of British fans were injured and two British nationals have been arrested.
"Our consular officials are on the way to the hospital to check on conditions, the numbers involved and whether anyone needs assistance.
"The situation is now said to be calm both outside and inside the stadium."