Croatian police have arrested nine hooligans from Dinamo Zagreb's Bad Blue Boys for the murder of AEK supporter Michalis Katsouris.
According to the website Jutarnji List, the arrests were made under a European Arrest Warrant issued after the murderous attack by Croatian hooligans in the Athens neighbourhood of Nea Philadelphia on August 7.
Five of the hooligans were arrested on Friday and taken to the headquarters of the Croatian Federation in Zagreb.
As the Croatian website reports, the arrests were made after the European warrant issued by the Greek authorities and not after an investigation by the Croatian police into the case.
The European warrant was for ten people, with the tenth still wanted by Croatian police.
The murder of Michalis Katsouris happened on 7 August 2023 during hooligan riots between a joint coalition of Bad Blue Boys of Dinamo Zagreb and Gate 13 of Panathinaikos, who engaged in conflict with AEK Athens supporters.
Bad Blue Boys, arrived to Nea Philadelphia, Greece, in spite of UEFA's ban and attacked AEK Athens fans with the help of local Gate 13 supporters with whom they share friendly relations.
During the course of riots AEK fan Michalis Katsouris was fatally stabbed in his arm and bled out as a result.
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