• Violent scenes marred England qualifier
  • Three arrests were made inside Wembley

The Metropolitan Police have defended their tactics in a violent confrontation with Hungary fans at Wembley on Tuesday night. Video footage showed police officers with batons being kicked and beaten as they retreated from the away section, after a steward had allegedly been racially abused by the travelling support.

Police say the retreat was tactical and followed the arrest of the suspect. They confirmed that six people were subsequently arrested, with three arrests coming inside the stadium: one for a racially aggravated offence and two on suspicion of affray.

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