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| Trouble ahead of World Cup game | Trouble ahead of World Cup game |
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| Nine people have been arrested following trouble in Belfast ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier between NI and Poland at Windsor Park. | Nine people have been arrested following trouble in Belfast ahead of Saturday's World Cup qualifier between NI and Poland at Windsor Park. |
| The trouble broke out at a pub on Bedford Street in the city centre at about 1430 GMT. There has also been a disturbance in the Lisburn Road area. | The trouble broke out at a pub on Bedford Street in the city centre at about 1430 GMT. There has also been a disturbance in the Lisburn Road area. |
| The pub on Bedford Street has closed, considerable damage having been caused. | The pub on Bedford Street has closed, considerable damage having been caused. |
| A police spokeswoman said the majority of those arrested were Polish football fans. | A police spokeswoman said the majority of those arrested were Polish football fans. |
| "I walked by Wetherspoons and when I got to the front door the Polish ones were throwing chairs through the windows, beating people up and just wrecking the place," said one eye witness. | |
| At least one person has been injured during the disturbances. | At least one person has been injured during the disturbances. |
| A spokesman for Wetherspoons said he understood the trouble started following an "altercation between a Polish fan and a local". | |
| He estimated that the damage caused could run into thousands of pounds. | He estimated that the damage caused could run into thousands of pounds. |