No one was injured and officials claimed it to be "an act of hooliganism".

There was also a sense that the attack was an act of hooliganism rather than a serious threat.

A police official said the explosion was being investigated as an act of hooliganism and refused to comment further.

They are known all around the world for acts of hooliganism and violence like every Turkish fan and club.

Michnik was arrested and sentenced to three years imprisonment for "acts of hooliganism".

The point of the new section is that acts of hooliganism may cause harassment, alarm or distress to those who witness it.

Judge Rollo described the offending as a "grossly irresponsible, spontaneous act of hooliganism".

Some members of the Sunshine Cadets are portrayed as committing mild acts of hooliganism.

Spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said police would be stepping up patrols to prevent further acts of hooliganism and ensure it is investigated.

England's chances disappeared with the thuggish acts of hooliganism committed by its fans at the recently completed European Championships held in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Minor disturbances and unrest were reported around the city and the Sivasspor fans were accused of acts of hooliganism and vandalism.

It was said that he kept a stout stick handy and acts of hooliganism and vandalism were rapidly followed by a shrill yowling down some dark alley.

It seemed to be one of those senseless acts of Hooliganism which occur from time to time, and it was reported to the constable on the beat as such.

He was in most respects a straight arrow but not above mild acts of hooliganism, like prying ornaments from cars, a transgression that sent him, guilt-ridden, to the confessional.

Picking it up and pretending to do a rather elaborate waltz along the road with it, on the other hand, would be thought of as a much more creditable act of hooliganism.

Egged on to perform 'acts of hooliganism' by these horribly smug Dutch people, I sang 'Marching on Together'in the deserted Market Place at approx 3am.

Samutsevich's new lawyer, Irina Khrunova, argued that her client had not in fact committed the acts of hooliganism in the church as she was prevented from accessing the soleas by church security.

Perhaps what might be called the counterideology comes about two-thirds of the way through his book, after Alyosha has recounted a hilarious incident involving an unintentional act of hooliganism by Arkady and Alyosha.

Before the Act, section 5 of the 1936 Act was supplemented by a miscellany of powers to be found in local legislation, which empowered the police to deal with minor nuisances and acts of hooliganism.

In 2007, there were acts of hooliganism before a match between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid, with several cars being destroyed and policemen injured by flares and bottles which were thrown at them.

Trouble started when supporters of Asante Kotoko began ripping out seats in an act of hooliganism in protest at a goal allowed by the referee for Hearts of Oak, which they believe should have been disallowed for offside.

England, Germany and Morocco are also under consideration, but recent acts of hooliganism by English fans at the European Championships have damaged that nation's chances, and Germany appears to have only the support of Europeans from among the five confederations of FIFA, the sport's world governing body.