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This Drone Just Started a Soccer Riot

Somebody flew an Albanian flag attached to a drone during the Albania versus Serbia match. It didn't go well.

For the first time in probably ever, a drone started a soccer brawl.

Albania and Serbia faced off in what was an ethnically charged match between two former Yugoslav states vying for qualification in the European Championships. But thanks to a rogue drone, the game didn't even get past the second half.

The Guardian reports that what appears to be a remote controlled quadcopter trailing the "Greater-Albania" flag flew above the field during gameplay.

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A Serbian player attempted to take it down, which prompted several rival Albanians to attack him, kicking off a team brawl.

Not long after that, the game was abandoned and riot police were called in to subdue Serbian fans who rushed the field and reportedly attacked the Albanian side.

Interestingly, Albanian fans were already barred from the match given the political tensions between Serbs and Albanians over the disputed territory of Kosovo.

#Serbia fans invade the pitch and attack #Albania players in #Belgrade. pic.twitter.com/Zn9EE9uGt8

— Xhemajl Rexha (@xhemajl_rexha) October 14, 2014

But clearly that didn't stop an ambitious, assumedly Albanian, drone pilot from flying the controversial flag into enemy territory.

This isn't the first time a drone has caused an international soccer controversy. In June, a drone was seen spying on Team France's training session in advance of their opening match at the World Cup.