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Police issue warning to fans over the use of pyrotechnics as they investigate supporters' behaviour during Chelsea and Crystal Palace clash

Police have warned about the dangers of setting off flares and pyrotechnics inside football stadia as they continue to investigate last Saturday's off-field incidents at Stamford Bridge.

The Met's Central Football Unit and the FA are still reviewing footage after several flares, 'smoke bombs' and 'thunderflash' pyrotechnics were set off during Chelsea's 2-1 loss to Crystal Palace.

Five people were arrested on Saturday, including two for possession of a flare. Officers also recovered a number of flares and pyrotechnic devices that were found hidden inside toilets at the stadium and a rucksack full of pyrotechnics that was found in nearby Brompton Cemetery.