Police arrested five Ajax Amsterdam soccer fans,...
Police arrested five Ajax Amsterdam soccer fans, including a 17-year-old boy thought responsible for hurling an iron bar at Memphis Austria goalie Franz Wohlfahrt, Amsterdam police reported.
The fans were arrested after a four-day police investigation into the incident at Wednesday’s match between the teams.
The 17-year-old suspect confessed to throwing the bar that hit the goalie, who sustained a large bruise on his back, police said.
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