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Newcastle United management have promised to impose lifetime bans on fans found guilty of "disturbances and disorder" in the aftermath of the club's defeat to local rivals Sunderland yesterday.

A club statement said:

We were embarrassed and appalled by the behaviour of a minority of so-called fans who last night were involved in disturbances and disorder in Newcastle city centre after the match.

Newcastle United have been working with Northumbria Police, and will continue to do so, in order to identify all of the individuals concerned.

The Club will take the strongest possible action against those involved in the disturbances and will impose immediate lifetime bans on all those found guilty.

These deplorable individuals have no place at Newcastle United and bring shame on the Club and the vast majority of its proper, law-abiding, fans.

Police horse 'safe and well' after Newcastle fan punch attempt

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Northumbria Police have asked the public for help identifying the perpetrators of today's derby match violence in Newcastle.

The force also praised its officers for their "professionalism and bravery":

Anyone with info about people in the images from #Newcastle city centre after the match today, call us on 101

From @NorthumbriaPol on Twitter: ( 6:31 pm, Sun 14 Apr 2013)

Officers commended for their professionalism and bravery today in getting #Newcastle city centre quickly back to normality.

From @NorthumbriaPol on Twitter: ( 6:30 pm, Sun 14 Apr 2013)

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Police said they have arrested 29 people so far following Sunderland's 3-0 victory over Newcastle at St James' Park.

"Following the match there were a series of sporadic incidents of disorder in Newcastle city centre involving what appear to be Newcastle United supporters", Northumbria Police said in a statement.

The 29 people were arrested "in the main for public order type offences", the force added.

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Bins have been raided for missiles and some have been set alight during disorder in Newcastle following the derby against Sunderland.

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Police said that the most serious incident in the scuffles following the derby match involved Newcastle fans in the city's Central Station "attempting to confront Sunderland supporters".

The fans were reportedly intercepted by officers from British Transport Police, resulting in three injuries to police officers.

Chief Superintendent Steve Neill of Northumbria Police said:

The vast majority of fans were well behaved today and enjoyed the Tyne Wear derby for the great occasion that it is.

Disappointingly, there was some disorder involving what appear to be

Newcastle United supporters following the match in the city centre,

including an incident at Central Station.

Disruptive behaviour of any kind is not tolerated, enquiries will take place into these incidents and action will be taken against all those involved.

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Football supporters have thrown firecrackers at mounted police as disorder broke out following Sunderland's 3-0 victory over Newcastle at St James' Park.

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CCTV and evidence is being gathered and action will be taken against anyone involved in these sporadic incidents in #Newcastle #derby

From @NorthumbriaPol on Twitter: ( 2:33 pm, Sun 14 Apr 2013)

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Bottles and firecrackers have been thrown at police as football fans left St James' Park following Sunderland's 3-0 victory over Newcastle this afternoon.

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Police say they have made 27 arrests following Sunderland's 3-0 victory over Newcastle at St James' Park.

There was a large policing presence across Newcastle and Sunderland as more than 50,000 supporters attended the match.

Follow the story on the ITV Tyne Tees website.

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