In Saint Petersburg, fans of Makhachkala "Anji" FC attacked

In Saint Petersburg, a group of unidentified persons attacked fans of the "Anji" FC, who intended to go to Moscow to visit the upcoming match between the Makhachkala FC and the "AZ" FC. This was reported by Ramadan Gaziev, the head of the "Dikaya Diviziya" (Wild Division) fan club of the "Anji" FC.

In accordance with the draw of the fourth qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League the Makhachkala "Anji" FC is to play with the team of the "AZ" FC from Alkmaar (Netherlands). First matches of play-off round of the second most important European competition after the "Champions League" is scheduled for August 23.

The incident occurred today at about 10:00 p.m. Moscow time, when the fans of the "Anji" FC waited until the bus would be full. This was told to the "Caucasian Knot" correspondent by Ramadan Gaziev.

"10-15 persons were in the cabin of the bus; they were Dagestani natives, who lived in Saint Petersburg. They waited until the bus would be full, which will go to Moscow for tomorrow's match between the 'Anji' FC and the 'AZ' FC. "At that time, the bus was attacked by a large group of people," the source said.