Croatia: Two attempts to burn Serbian flag

Two men were detained last night in the Croatian capital of Zagreb after they tried to set a Serbian flag on fire in the city's central square. Their first attempt to set the Serbian flag on fire was "in the tent where flags of all participants were on display", but a guard prevented them. Croatia: Two attempts to burn Serbian flag Croatia is currently hosting the World Handball Championship in several of its towns. The Serbian national squad is yet to play in Zagreb. In the first phase of the competition, Serbia's team was in Porec, Istria, where reports said they received an excellent welcome. The championship then moved south to Zadar, where incidents started. The local mayor said yesterday that all the flags of the participating countries would be removed from a square, because residents complained about the Serbian flag on display. On Friday night, police received an anonymous tip-off that said there was a bomb in the Kolovare Hotel, where besides the Serbian, six other national teams were staying. The tip-off turned out to be a hoax. Later on, two hooligans demolished a car with Serbian license plates that belonged to Hemofarm basketball club Director Marko Ivanovic, who was in Zadar for a regional basketball league fixture. Last night, Serbia drew the game with Germany, playing to constant booing and shouts of "Kill the Serb", but, reports said, with no major incidents.

Croatia: Two attempts to burn Serbian flag

Croatia is currently hosting the World Handball Championship in several of its towns. The Serbian national squad is yet to play in Zagreb.

In the first phase of the competition, Serbia's team was in Poreč, Istria, where reports said they received an excellent welcome.

The championship then moved south to Zadar, where incidents started.

The local mayor said yesterday that all the flags of the participating countries would be removed from a square, because residents complained about the Serbian flag on display.

On Friday night, police received an anonymous tip-off that said there was a bomb in the Kolovare Hotel, where besides the Serbian, six other national teams were staying. The tip-off turned out to be a hoax.

Later on, two hooligans demolished a car with Serbian license plates that belonged to Hemofarm basketball club Director Marko Ivanović, who was in Zadar for a regional basketball league fixture.

Last night, Serbia drew the game with Germany, playing to constant booing and shouts of "Kill the Serb", but, reports said, with no major incidents.