ABERDEEN FC fans have been attacked by hooligans in Groningen this afternoon.

It’s understood hooligans charged at the Dons fans in the city centre ahead of the Europa League clash which the Red won 2-1.

While enjoying pre-match refreshments ahead of the match the Red Army were charged at and attacked by around 200 Groningen supporters, with some throwing chairs, firecrackers and smoke bombs.

Again after the game, Dons fans were taunted in the city centre by a group of hooligans, before riot police stepped in to defuse the situation.

An Aberdeen FC spokesman said: “We are in the process of trying to find out exactly what happened but the information we have at the moment is the Groningen supporters tried to attack the Aberdeen supporters, but the police stepped in immediately and dealt with the issue.

“We have had no reports of any Aberdeen supporters being injured but we will update the information as soon as possible.”

The Dutch police had created a fan zone for the travelling support in an area of bars in the centre of Groningen called Poeleplein and Poelestraat.

More than 1,000 Dons fans are in Holland for the match at the Euroborg.

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