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Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GooglePolice have detained 25 fans of the Beitar Jerusalem soccer club and another three supporters of Hapoel Tel Aviv after a pre-game brawl outside the stadium, according to the Ynet news website.
The incident occurs behind the Moshava stadium in Petah Tikva, outside Tel Aviv, where the two teams are slated to face each other at 9 p.m.
There is no immediate information on injuries.
The Beitar fan base has developed a reputation for harboring far-right wing elements.
The incident comes a day before the expected sentencing in Tel Aviv of soldier Elor Azaria, convicted of killing a wounded Palestinian assailant, who has become a cause celebre among some Beitar supporters.
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