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LONDON - ENGLISH Premiership side Bolton reacted angrily on Thursday after hundreds of fans were detained in a Belgrade hotel before the Uefa Cup clash with Serbian giants Red Star.
Police held the supporters at the Hotel National in the Serbian capital amid security fears following trouble involving Red Star fans last weekend when a policeman was attacked with flares.
The club also said the supporters had been prevented from visiting Belgrade city centre before the match.
'The actions of the Serbian police have been made entirely unilaterally and with no prior warning or agreement with Bolton Wanderers FC or other relevant parties,' said a statement released by the English club.
'Bolton Wanderers FC are fully aware of a crowd order situation that arose last Saturday (when a Serbian police officer was attacked with flares), and we do understand that this may have increased security issues for the local police.' -- AFP
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