Two England fans arrested on return to Britain

NUREMBERG, June 13 (Reuters) Two England fans who were arrested for allegedly wearing Nazi insignia to Saturday's opening World Cup Group B game with Paraguay have been arrested on returning to Britain, a police spokeswoman said today.

The two supporters, aged 21 and 24, were detained when they landed at Leeds airport last evening, a spokeswoman for the Association of Chief Police Officers said in Germany.

They will appear at Leeds Magistrates Court later on Tuesday and be subject to an application for a banning order.

If granted, the banning order could prevent them from travelling out of the country for the rest of the tournament.

''This is believed to be the first case nationally to use these powers,'' West Yorkshire Police said in a statement.

The two fans were among 14 English supporters arrested in Frankfurt before or after England's 1-0 win over Paraguay. Some 70,000 English fans were thought to be in the city for the match.

A small team of British prosecutors are working in Germany during the tournament to speed up the process of applying for banning orders when anyone suspected of causing trouble returns to Britain.

It is illegal to wear Nazi symbols in Germany.

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