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Three Manchester United fans have been stabbed in Rome ahead of the club's Champions League tie in the city, according to reports. Five Manchester United fans, including a 16-year-old boy, have been stabbed ahead of the club's game against Roma.
A Foreign Office spokesman said trouble flared between rival supporters outside the stadium. Two British nationals had been arrested. Violence erupted between a group of 50 rival fans on a bridge near the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.
Consular officials were checking on the extent of injuries at a hospital. Police used two baton charges to disperse the fans and arrested two British nationals.
The last time the two teams met in April, 11 fans were taken to hospital after violence in the stadium. The last time the two teams met in April, 11 fans were taken to hospital after violence in the stadium. The stab injuries are not said to be serious.
The situation is now said to be calm both outside and inside the stadium Foreign Office spokesman Consular officials are at the hospital where the 16-year-old is being treated because of a duty of care given his age.
Reports in Italy said three Manchester United supporters had been stabbed but they were not thought to have been seriously hurt. A Foreign Office spokesman said the situation outside and inside the stadium was "calm."
The Foreign Office spokesman could not confirm how many had been injured but said the situation outside and inside the Stadio Olimpico was now "calm."
He said: "It appears there was trouble outside the stadium.He said: "It appears there was trouble outside the stadium.
"A number of British fans were injured and two British nationals have been arrested."A number of British fans were injured and two British nationals have been arrested.
"Our consular officials are on the way to the hospital to check on conditions, the numbers involved and whether anyone needs assistance."Our consular officials are on the way to the hospital to check on conditions, the numbers involved and whether anyone needs assistance.
"The situation is now said to be calm both outside and inside the stadium.""The situation is now said to be calm both outside and inside the stadium."