Belgrade's bloody football derby: 26 detained/VIDEO

The Interior Minsitry (MUP) announced this on Thursday, adding that it was ordered by the prosecution to identify the persons who took part in the incidents.

Among those injured in the fighting in Belgrade last night were several foreign nationals, the MUP said.

Unofficially, they came from Croatia, Greece, and Macedonia.

The MUP kept silent last night as the latest outbreak of violence in Serbia's stadiums overshadowed football. A large scale fight broke out in Partizan stadium's south stands, resulting in the police escorting a group of battered young men, some of whom were stripped naked, outside the venue.

Unofficially, two groups of Partizan supporters fought among themselves, in an attempt to establish "supremacy in the stands."

The match, dubbed "the Eternal Derby," ended in a 1-1 draw.

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