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Soccer fans fight in Moscow subway ahead of match

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MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - Moscow police arrested tens of soccer fans for causing clashes in the subway and at railway stations on their way to a match between two leading Moscow clubs, a subway spokeswoman said.

Police said the fans had engaged in at least 20 fights on Moscow public transport before CSKA Moscow and Spartak Moscow clubs were due to play for the Supercup of Russia later Saturday. About 50,000 tickets have been sold for the event.

The subway official said police had to evacuate passengers from a train in one of the clashes on the circle line. In other incidents, the thugs broke windows in several subway cars.

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