Greek police arrest members of criminal group linked with sports violence

Greek police have arrested 63 people on charges of being members of a criminal ogranisation with links to sports violence, officials said on Tuesday.

Sport in Greece has been marred by violent incidents on and off the pitch in recent years and authorities repeatedly promised to eliminate hooliganism.

Most of the people arrested are fans of Olympiakos sports team. Lawyer Vaso Pantazi, representing two of those arrested, told Reuters her clients have denied the accusations.

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