Some 200 football fans detained in Moscow after Lokomotiv vs. Spartak match

Policemen detained some 200 football fans for various violations after Lokomotiv and Spartak football match in Moscow on Saturday night, a police spokesman said on Sunday.

He said that over 2,000 policemen, including 240 special task police officers, were providing security during the match at the Lokomotiv Stadium in the north of Moscow.

“There were no serious incidents during the match but some 200 fans were detained for various violations. They are mainly young people, who were drunk,” the spokesman said.

Spartak Moscow defeated another club from the Russian capital, Lokomotiv, 2:0.

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