Burning the Israeli flag in a game of Hapoel Jerusalem (screenshot)
A hostile atmosphere in Athens for the Hapoel Jerusalem fans, who came to support their team in the FIBA Champions League quarter-final match against the local A.A.K. About a minute
and a half after the match started, at the end of which the Reds hoped to celebrate their qualification to the Final Four, the A.A.K. Athens fans in the stands shot Several fireworks went off and the referees had to stop the match. As the minutes ticked by, the atmosphere only became more hostile and one of the local fans was even recorded burning the Israeli flag. Palestinian flags were also raised in the stands of the host audience.
AAK Athens fans shoot fireworks during the match
AK Athens fans shoot fireworks (Hapoel Jerusalem)
A Hapoel Jerusalem fan who claims to have been hit by a stone (Photo: official website, Hapoel Jerusalem)
About 550 Hapoel Jerusalem fans came to Athens to support their team and they complained that in addition to the firecrackers that were thrown at them and the fireworks that were shot, stones were also thrown at the stands, and despite all this the local police choose to do nothing and did not come to their aid.
One flare that was thrown towards the stands of Hapoel Jerusalem fans landed in the stands and endangered their safety and then the game was stopped for the second time.
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