Czech sports fans clashed with police in Prague following a rally to protest new anti-coronavirus measures. More than 2,000 football and ice hockey fans gathered on October 18 to demonstrate against a two-week ban on all sporting events that goes into effect the following day. The ban excludes international competitions. The demonstrators threw bottles and other items at riot police, who later dispersed the protesters from a central square with smoke bombs, fireworks, and water cannon. Several people were injured, including officers. The large-scale demonstration, which last about an hour, broke the state’s anti-virus ban on gatherings larger than 500 people, the police said.
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Demonstrators clash with riot police during a protest against the Czech government's restrictions, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, Czech Republic, October 18, 2020.
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Czech police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse crowd of hundreds of violent protesters who attacked them after a rally in Prague against the government's restrictive measures imposed to slow the spread of the coronavirus infections.
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Riot police surround a protester laying on the groung as hundreds of demonstrators, mostly hooligans, protest against the Czech government's new measures in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, at the Old Town Square in Prague, October 18, 2020.
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Riot police officers detain a demonstrator during a protest against the Czech government's restrictions, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Prague, October 18, 2020.