A policeman was seriously injured when Red Star Belgrade fans clashed with police during a Serbian first division match today, Belgrade's B 92 television reported.
The riot broke out when fans attacked a plain clothes police officer. The officer fired shots into the air in self-defence after which the assailants battered him with burning flares, B 92 said.
It showed footage of the incident and said the policeman was taken to hospital in a serious condition after riot police moved in.
Red Star drew 1-1 with visiting Hajduk Kula after the match resumed.