How did Hajduk Split fans trigger outrage across Croatia?

Ahead of a match against Ajax, crowds of Hajduk Split supporters marched through the coastal streets of Split. The demonstrators carried a mocked-up coffin and chanted anti-Semitic slogans alongside phrases praising Adolf Hitler and Croatia's Second World War fascist regime.

The incident triggered immediate outrage across the country, with President Zoran Milanovic calling the march unacceptable and shameful. Attending a European summit, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic told reporters, We condemn in the strongest terms, while the Croatian government pledged that investigators would identify and prosecute those who chanted.

The next day, police announced they had arrested 12 fans on charges of inciting violence and hatred. The club apologised, and while UEFA examines whether it can act over pre-match incidents, any sanction remains pending.