17 Feb 2017 19:14

No checks into football fans mentioned in BBC Two film under way - Russian Interior Ministry

MOSCOW. Feb 17 (Interfax) - The Russian Interior Ministry has refuted media reports on checks into football fans which appeared in a BBC Two documentary film on Russian fans.

"Information spread by several media that the Russian Interior Ministry initiated checks into football fans who had appeared in a foreign film is not true," Russian Interior Ministry spokesperson Irina Volk told Interfax.

Media said earlier that the Russian Interior Ministry's anti-extremism department was identifying the fans that had appeared in the film to summon them for questioning and preventative talks.