"I'm a Manchester-based firm, with Manchester written all over the back of the bus in massive letters and with a big Manchester bee on it. Kids were cowering under the seats and in the aisleways. "Then we were outside that pub, the Tollgate, they started throwing bottles and cans at us for absolutely no reason. They all had the scarves and shirts on and were excited for the game. "Part of the programme was to go to the game last night because they are all massive United fans. "They've come over here to visit as many clubs in the UK as they can and play a few games.
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The incident occurred just over half a mile away from the stadium outside the Tollgate pub, where United supporters had congregated in huge numbers for a protest march against the club's owners, the Glazer family.Īdam Bradshaw, driver and owner of the coach company, told the PA news agency: "It was a school group from South Africa on a football tour. The bus, owned and branded by Manchester-based Beeline VIP Coaches, was actually transporting a touring group of mostly schoolchildren from South Africa. With its passengers apparently taken for Liverpool fans - or even the visiting team - the vehicle was pelted with objects as it made its way through an area heavily populated with United supporters prior to Monday's Premier League game.
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Kids were dressed in United shirts and scarves when their bus was pelted with bottles and cans that left passengers cowering under seatsĪ bus driver has told of how children hid under seats as a coach carrying Manchester United fans was mistakenly attacked near Old Trafford. Bus targeted by Manchester United fans was carrying school children from South Africa