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| NI fans beaten by 'security men' | NI fans beaten by 'security men' |
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| There has been trouble ahead of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia. | There has been trouble ahead of Northern Ireland's World Cup qualifier in Slovakia. |
| It is understood two NI fans were knocked unconscious by a group of 12 men, thought to be from a security firm. | It is understood two NI fans were knocked unconscious by a group of 12 men, thought to be from a security firm. |
| The fans were beaten with batons by the men in the Dubliner public house in Bratislava. | The fans were beaten with batons by the men in the Dubliner public house in Bratislava. |
| They were part of a contingent in the city for the Northern Ireland-Slovakia match to be played on Saturday. | They were part of a contingent in the city for the Northern Ireland-Slovakia match to be played on Saturday. |
| Portadown Northern Ireland Supporters Club secretary Kyle Quinn said he witnessed the incident. | |
| "I could see a couple of guys just lying prostrate on the ground and one guy in particular was lying over this guy who was obviously out cold," he said. | |
| "These guys were just laying into them. There was one baseball bat and there was another fellow I saw with a white tee-shirt and a pink collar, he seem to get attacked with, I think, a knuckle-duster." |