Russian World Cup thugs send death threats to gay and transgender England fans warning them they’ll be stabbed
RUTHLESS Russian hooligans have threatened to STAB gay and transgender England fans heading to the World Cup.
The yobs have sent a string of vile death threats to Three Lions followers planning to make the trip to Russia next month.
Some of the threats are so worrying that Pride In Football - an alliance of LGBT football fan groups - has reported them to police.
The group received sickening emails telling them that fans from the LGBT community will be rooted out and knifed during Russia 2018.
Joe White, Pride in Football's campaign leader, said the threats were being taken seriously.
"We've had people say that if they find us they'll stab us, so it's been a mixture but they're being dealt with seriously and those investigations are still ongoing,"
The yobs have now threatened football's gay fans
Last year the Sun Online warned gay supporters planning to attend the tournament could be attacked if seen holding hands in the street.
Thousands of LGBT fans are expected to make the trip the finals in June supporting their countries, but they will be told to avoid showing public displays of affection.
The new threats comes after hooligans broke cover to warn England World Cup fans: “Be quiet as mice – or else.”
Yob generals said the recent collapse of relations between Vladimir Putin’s regime and the UK had made England followers the target of choice for Russia’s feared Ultra gangs.
Russian 'hooligans' attack England fans in Marseille during the 2016 Euros
And they warned insulting chants, drunkenness and even rowdy support for the Three Lions team could spark merciless violence.
The chilling threats came as MPs told British police in charge of travelling fan security they were being “terribly naive” about the risks to English supporters.
A Moscow-based hooligan ringleader known as Mordvin - who is on the list of thugs banned from the World Cup by Putin’s authorities said: “Any provocation from the English will be met with with force.
“If they dare to disrespect us they will be punished and we are warning them to behave.
“The authorities say they can control us but - make no mistake - if we are provoked in any way and there are no cops around we will hit them hard.
“I am talking about hitting them with our fists and whatever else we can reach with our hands if it comes to a battle."
A group of 150 "hyper rapid, hyper violent" Russian hooligans attacked England fans in Marseilles at the European Championships in 2016, in scenes which shocked the footballing world.
England fans Andrew Bache and Stewart Gray were left comatose amid the horrific scenes as supporters were “ambushed” by Russians wielding knuckle dusters and other weapons.
Innocent Bache, from Portsmouth, was infamously "ambushed"during the tournament.
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