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Red Star Belgrade fans park battle tank at soccer stadium
For Croatian media is a "clear provocation" and "a scandal"
27 August, 14:03
(ANSA-AP) - BELGRADE, 27 AUG - Red Star Belgrade fans have
welcomed another wartime symbol to their stadium: a real battle
tank used during the bloody breakup of Yugoslavia in 1990s. The
decommissioned Yugoslav army tank was parked in front of the Red
Star stadium ahead of a Champions League qualifying match
against Swiss champion Young Boys.
The Red Star fan club website says the tank symbolizes their
slogan "Machine Has Started." The northern stand at the stadium
is reserved for the club's most ardent supporters, known as
Delije, or roughly translated the tough boys.
The stunt has triggered a strong reaction from neighboring
Croatia, which fought a war for independence from the Serb-led
Yugoslavia. Croatian media say the tank is "a clear provocation"
and "a scandal." (ANSA-AP).
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