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In the early hours of the 17th, Galatasaray fans attacked a club where Arsenal fans were. The fight lasted for one hour before riot police controlled it.

In the United Kingdom, Arsenal fans were originally blamed for the violence as the police were blaming them for the violence. In Turkey, the media portrayed Turkish fans as acting in self-defence however there were conflicting reports on that with claims that some Galatasaray fans were instigating some of the violence. Later on, British media blame also transferred towards Galatasaray fans.

The Daily Mirror printed pictures of Arsenal fans alleged to have been part of the violence however it later arose that the majority of the people in the photos published were either not involved or had been acting in self-defence. A postal worker was suspended after being recognised in one of the pictures printed by the Mirror. In 2012, the editor at the time, Piers Morgan apologized for printing the pictures.