Leeds: Clashes erupted between fans of the Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket teams during the 2019 World Cup match between the two sides in Leeds on Saturday.
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Pakistani and Afghanistani fans fighting outside Leeds stadium. #PAKvAFG #AFGvPAK #CWC19 #PAKvsAFG #cricket #Leeds pic.twitter.com/3wuqphHmBu
— #CWC19 (@UbaidAwan) June 29, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Pakistani and Afghanistani fans fighting outside Leeds stadium. #PAKvAFG #AFGvPAK #CWC19 #PAKvsAFG #cricket #Leeds pic.twitter.com/3wuqphHmBu
— #CWC19 (@UbaidAwan) June 29, 2019Pakistani and Afghanistani fans fighting outside Leeds stadium. #PAKvAFG #AFGvPAK #CWC19 #PAKvsAFG #cricket #Leeds pic.twitter.com/3wuqphHmBu
— #CWC19 (@UbaidAwan) June 29, 2019
While videos kept surfacing on Twitter of clashes between the two sets of fans outside the stadium throughout the first half of the game, media reports from the spot said that fans had to be evicted from the Headingley Cricket Ground.
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Disgusting Scenes from the Stadium. Fight between the Afghan and Pakistani Fans. #PAKvAFG #CWC19 #PakistanVsNamakHarams pic.twitter.com/prwI9a3asQ
— Farhan Zaheer Khawaja (@fzk_94) June 29, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Disgusting Scenes from the Stadium. Fight between the Afghan and Pakistani Fans. #PAKvAFG #CWC19 #PakistanVsNamakHarams pic.twitter.com/prwI9a3asQ
— Farhan Zaheer Khawaja (@fzk_94) June 29, 2019Disgusting Scenes from the Stadium. Fight between the Afghan and Pakistani Fans. #PAKvAFG #CWC19 #PakistanVsNamakHarams pic.twitter.com/prwI9a3asQ
— Farhan Zaheer Khawaja (@fzk_94) June 29, 2019
Those evicted reportedly continued the melee outside the stadium and a few journalists who were trying to film the scenes were also allegedly harmed. There have also been reports of fans entering the stadium illegaly and occupying seats.
"Supporters of Afghanistan cricket team go violent outside the #Headingley cricket stadium, attempt to break down security gate, throw bottles at the security team manning gates, police makes two arrests for violent actions," said a tweet by a Pakistani reporter in Headingley.
Among the videos on Twitter is one in which show what look like Afghanistan fans beating up a spectator wearing a Pakistan jersey while another shows another set of fans clashing with security personnel. Most tweets from the ground also implicate the Afghanistan fans of causing the ruckus.
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Afghan cricket fans fighting with Pakistanis and security officials Few of them were ejected from stadium by security, many invaded the stadium jumping the wall, occupying seats without tickets. Ugly scenes! Anti sportsmanship by Afghan fans. Disappointing. #CWC19 #PAKvsAFG pic.twitter.com/oLxowKbVfB
— hamzakaleem (@hamzakaleem5) June 29, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Afghan cricket fans fighting with Pakistanis and security officials Few of them were ejected from stadium by security, many invaded the stadium jumping the wall, occupying seats without tickets. Ugly scenes! Anti sportsmanship by Afghan fans. Disappointing. #CWC19 #PAKvsAFG pic.twitter.com/oLxowKbVfB
— hamzakaleem (@hamzakaleem5) June 29, 2019Afghan cricket fans fighting with Pakistanis and security officials Few of them were ejected from stadium by security, many invaded the stadium jumping the wall, occupying seats without tickets. Ugly scenes! Anti sportsmanship by Afghan fans. Disappointing. #CWC19 #PAKvsAFG pic.twitter.com/oLxowKbVfB
— hamzakaleem (@hamzakaleem5) June 29, 2019
Additionally there were also videos of two aeroplane banner messages. While one said "Help end dissapearances in Pakistan," the other said "Justice for Balochistan."
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ICC Source: Fight broke out b/w Pak&Afghan fans in Leeds because a plane was flown which had Balochistan slogans. Apparently it was an unauthorised plane that flew over the stadium&political messages were visible. Leeds air traffic will investigate. (Pic courtesy: WorldBalochOrg) pic.twitter.com/cu0CyZ0w0U
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">ICC Source: Fight broke out b/w Pak&Afghan fans in Leeds because a plane was flown which had Balochistan slogans. Apparently it was an unauthorised plane that flew over the stadium&political messages were visible. Leeds air traffic will investigate. (Pic courtesy: WorldBalochOrg) pic.twitter.com/cu0CyZ0w0U
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2019ICC Source: Fight broke out b/w Pak&Afghan fans in Leeds because a plane was flown which had Balochistan slogans. Apparently it was an unauthorised plane that flew over the stadium&political messages were visible. Leeds air traffic will investigate. (Pic courtesy: WorldBalochOrg) pic.twitter.com/cu0CyZ0w0U
— ANI (@ANI) June 29, 2019
