Seven Romanian nationals, alleged supporters of a football club in Romania, were arrested on Thursday near the Greece-Bulgaria border for possession of weapons, while Greek police search for those responsible for the murder of a Greek fan, Agerpres reported, citing AFP. .

“Seven foreigners were arrested for violating the law on possession of weapons,” the Greek police said in a statement.

During the control of their vehicle at the Promakhonas checkpoint, the police found “two knives, a pocket knife, a gas mask, boxing equipment, a T-shirt and a scarf with the logo of a sports club from abroad.” issue states.

According to a police source, the detainees are “Romanians”, believed to be fans of the football club from their country, who intended to attend the match between the Greek team Olympiakos Piraeus and the Belgian club Genk in the third preliminary round of the Champions League on Thursday evening, near Athens

Greek police have stepped up security and border controls after a Greek AEK fan was fatally wounded Monday night during violent clashes between Greek fans and fans of the Croatian football club Dinamo Zagreb outside the AEK stadium in Nea Philadelphia, on the outskirts (Athens). the Greek capital.

UEFA postponed the match to August 19.

Police have so far arrested 105 people, including 94 Croats, six Greeks, an Albanian, an Austrian, a Bosnian and a German, a Greek police spokesman said, adding that they would be handed over to the Athens prosecutor’s office.