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Fans stabbed in Kiev before Champions League tie

Football Soccer - FC Dynamo Kyiv v Besiktas - UEFA Champions League Group Stage - Group B - NSC Olimpiyskiy Stadium, Kiev, Ukraine - 6/12/16. Police officers with Besiktas' fans during the match. REUTERS/Gleb Garanich

Ten people were treated in hospital for knife wounds after hundreds of Dynamo Kiev and Besiktas fans clashed in the Ukrainian capital before Tuesday's Champions League match, local media reported.

Around 600 fans were involved in clashes near the Olympiyskiy stadium, which will host the 2018 Champions League final, before Dynamo's 6-0 victory, Football 1 channel reported.

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