An England fan has been arrested on a train to Volgograd after allegedly snatching a police officer’s gun.
The British man, who has not been identified, was detained en route to the city where England play Tunisia in their first game of the tournament tonight.
A second Brit hurt his hand after allegedly punching a window, Reuters reported. He has now been discharged from hospital.
The British Embassy in Moscow said it did not have information about the incidents, while the local police service declined to comment.
Russian authorities have pledged to hold a safe and secure World Cup, which is taking place in 11 cities and runs until July 15.
A post on Russian social media, purporting to be a leaked internal railway operator's report about the incidents, said that the injured fan had broken a window on board the train and received cuts to his hand.
The post said the other fan seized a police officer’s gun before it was taken back off him and he was detained.
A source confirmed the outline of the incident described in the post to Reuters but did not go into specific details.
A duty police officer in the location where the train was stopped en route to Volgograd said he heard such an incident took place but did not have details.
