5 Croatians arrested in Greece following deadly stabbing of a Greek soccer fan outside stadium

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Police in Greece have arrested five Croatian nationals allegedly involved in deadly soccer fan violence, apprehending them as they attempted to flee the country.

The arrests were announced Wednesday, a day after a 29-year-old Greek fan was stabbed to death outside AEK Athens’ stadium, prompting the cancellation of a Champions League qualifier against Dinamo Zagreb.

The five suspects were detained in the northwestern port of Igoumenitsa as they prepared to board a ferry bound for Italy, police said. More than 90 other suspects are due to appear before a magistrate in Athens for their alleged involvement in attacks that left 10 people injured. Four remain hospitalized.

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More violence was feared Wednesday as Athens club Panathinaikos faces Marseille in a Champions League qualifier, which was set to go ahead under strict security measures at Leoforos Stadium in the center of the Greek capital.

Greek Public Order Minister Giannis Oikonomou said the police had made "tragic errors" in failing to stop the traveling Croatian supporters and failing to act on information that clashes were likely. He has dismissed calls from opposition parties to resign and suspended seven police officers, including several in senior positions, pending an investigation and their reassignment or dismissal.

Soccer fans, mostly from Croatia, cover their faces as police escort them outside the Athens Police Headquarters in Greece on Aug. 9, 2023.  (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

Outside AEK’s Opap Arena, fans set up tributes to the supporter who was killed — identified by family members as