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HORROR SHOW: Fans throw firecrackers and KNIFE in horrific scenes after team attacked on pitch in warm-up… but match NOT abandoned

2023-03-06 2 Dailymotion

A match between Bursaspor and Amedspor descended into chaos as fans and players ran riot before, during, and after their feisty encounter.<br /><br />Various videos on social media purported to show irate supporters hurling objects, including water bottles, firecrackers, and a knife onto the pitch in Turkey.<br /><br />The home fans were also accused of singing anti-Kurdish chants throughout the game.<br /><br />Amedspor's own Instagram account shared a live video of the Bursaspor players storming onto the playing field and attacking their opponents as they warmed up.<br /><br />The brawl was later posted on the club's social media - with Amedspor labeling the incident an "attack" by Bursaspor's team.<br /><br />Incredibly, despite the violence beforehand, the game went ahead as planned.<br /><br />But the aggression continued throughout the 90 minutes, with fans throwing firecrackers onto the pitch.<br /><br />Worse still, one picture appeared to show a knife being picked up on the pitch after being thrown from the stands, as the atmosphere descended into madness.<br /><br />It has been reported MORE altercations continued after the final whistle.<br /><br />Amedspor has claimed they were assaulted by a “private security supervisor, club security officer, club staff, and police officers" in the dressing room corridors.<br /><br />The Turkish Football Federation has yet to comment on the incident.<br /><br />In the past few years, Amedspor has been subject to several controversies in Turkey after changing its name to reflect the Kurdish name of the city of Diyarbakir, Amed.<br /><br />During away games, they are regularly subjected to anti-Kurdish chanting, and their matches often end up as violent affairs.<br /><br />Most recently, five people were arrested after they raised the flag of Kurdistan during an Amedspor game.<br /><br />Following the match, Bursaspor tweeted a video of their players being attacked in the corresponding fixture in Diyarbakir.<br /><br />A statement accompanying the video read: "We would expect the same sensitivity after the match in Diyarbakir, where we just 'go to play football', from those who unknowingly stun people from where they sit.<br /><br />"Bursaspor is above politics, it is the city itself. This city is ours<br />This love is ours!"<br /><br />On the pitch, Bursaspor ran out 2-1 winners to climb up to 15th in the third division.<br /><br />The Amedspor team was given a police escort from the pitch as the hurling of objects from the stands continued after the final whistle.<br /><br />Amedspor stayed third, having failed to close the gap on leader Corum.

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