Police use CS spray at match

Sunday 07 December 1997 19:02 EST

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Football supporters' organisations are concerned at what is believed to be the first police use of CS spray at a British soccer ground. Officers used the spray when trouble broke out among visiting supporters at the end of Saturday's FA Cup 2nd Round match between Scunthorpe and Ilkeston.

One policeman was being kicked on the ground and CS was the best option, Humberside police said.

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