Polish PM targets hooligans after riot

Police deployed water cannon against fans who invaded the pitch and damaged the tribune after Legia Warsaw won the Cup final 5-4 on penalties against Lech Poznan on Tuesday evening in the northwestern Polish city of Bydgoszcz.

Organisers had decided to go ahead with the match despite advice from police concerned over safety.

"Together with police and local authorities we have decided that events will take place without fans present if the police say they are unable to guarantee safety," Tusk told a news conference.

Tuesday's riot was witnessed directly by representatives of European football's governing body and of the government.

"There seems to be a strange symbiosis between the clubs and these organisations that is a symbol of helplessness," he said.

Officials of Poland's soccer federation PZPN condemned the rioting fans and blamed both organisers and the police for providing inadequate security during and after the game.

"Especially before the Euro, the federation has received a heavy blow, but we are not the only ones. The same goes for the police and for security," PZPN general secretary Zdzislaw Krecina told a news conference.