Dozens of Croatian soccer fans appear in court in Greece after deadly violence outside stadium

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS
Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — More than 90 arrested Croatian soccer fans were led in handcuffs to appear before an investigative magistrate in Greece for their alleged involvement in deadly soccer fan violence, as police set up highway roadblocks and additional border checks to search for more suspects. They appeared in court a day after a 29-year-old Greek fan was stabbed to death outside AEK Athens’ stadium, prompting the cancellation of a Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb. Amateur video of the attack showed dozens of youths wielding bats and iron bars running past the stadium, as flares and petrol bombs exploded. Ten people were injured and four remain hospitalized. More violence was feared later Wednesday as Athens club Panathinaikos faces Marseille in another Champions League qualifier.