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Conor Gogarty & Angharad Thomas

Security staff lead football fans away in disturbance at Swansea World Cup fan zone

Footage shows a man wearing an England shirt being led out of Swansea's World Cup football fanzone on Tuesday night amid a disturbance where a security guard appeared to hold him back. The incident happened at about 8.20pm as Wales' match against England was shown at Singleton Park.

Five security staff could be seen escorting the supporter, who was wearing an England shirt, through the tent. He appeared to be involved in an altercation on his way towards the exit. A security guard then seemed to hold the fan's arms behind his back before he was led away while Cymru supporters chanted "Wales" in his direction. There were also chants of: "Stand up if you hate England."

One person in attendance at the event said they had been told a total of around 10 Wales and England fans were fully ejected from the fan zone while some others were let back in after a period outside though this has not been confirmed. At one stage a paramedic entered the tent and appeared to treat one Wales fan's leg but the cause of the injury is not known and there is no suggestion it is linked to the disturbance caught on camera.

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One witness said: "I just heard a commotion. Then I saw security send [an England fan] out. Then another fan was causing commotion and got escorted out. They got sent out of the front door. It happened in a matter of minutes and security were really quick to act and stop it from escalating."

Wales ended their campaign in Qatar with a 3-0 defeat to England. The witness said the Singleton Park atmosphere was "sombre" following England's goals but some "jolly" Wales fans remained after the final whistle. You can read our coverage of the match here.

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