Telstar regrets situation after smoke canisters found
The club says supporters were confronted with an unpleasant situation after several smoke canisters were found.
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Telstar regrets the situation surrounding the smoke canisters found in the stadium after the match against Feyenoord. The stadium was temporarily evacuated afterwards; police examined the objects that had been found.
The smoke canisters were found during the evacuation of the stadium in Velsen-Zuid. According to NH Nieuws, several items were located beneath a stand. The evacuation was prompted by smoke that had become visible during the match.
In a written response, Telstar said it regretted that supporters had been confronted with the situation. The club has not disclosed who brought the smoke canisters into the stadium or what sanctions will follow.
According to reporting by FCUpdate, specialists determined that there were no live explosives in the stadium. The objects found were described as smoke bombs or smoke canisters. No independent technical report has been published on their precise operation or origin.
The incident is part of a broader problem involving fireworks and smoke devices in football stadiums. Such devices can block visibility and passageways, and lead to evacuations or the temporary suspension of a match.
The KNVB can punish individual supporters and clubs through disciplinary proceedings when rules have been broken. According to the KNVB, a stadium ban is generally imposed on people who commit football-related offences on or around a matchday.
Telstar will not play its next home match until next week. It is not yet known whether the club, the KNVB or the police will take additional measures for that match.
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The factual core has been confirmed by two Dutch sports and news sources. The text makes no claim about perpetrators or definitive sanctions.
- confirmed Several smoke canisters were found after the Telstar-Feyenoord match. — Reported by NH Nieuws and FCUpdate. source
- confirmed The stadium was temporarily evacuated. — Reported by NH Nieuws. source
- confirmed Telstar regretted the situation in a written response. — The response was published by NH Nieuws. source
Editor's note
The discovery, temporary evacuation and Telstar's response were reported by NH Nieuws. The exact origin of the smoke canisters and any perpetrators are unknown.Sources
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