Sofia city court left in custody two of the four Roma formally charged with inciting the revolt in Krasna Polyana district last week.

The court said the two resisted arrest and resorted to violence in clashes with civilians. The judges concluded that they remain a risk to commit another crime.

The other two detained were released on bail of BGN 300.

Police and gendarmerie have been guarding for several days the turbulent neighbourhood to prevent tensions from escalating after a huge mob of Roma gathered there late on August 13.

At least 200 Roma, including children under ten, carrying axes, cudgels, pitchforks and stones, tried to retaliate against a group of skinheads, who injured a Roma teenager on Sunday.

With policemen afraid to intervene so as not to be accused of using excessive violence and watching from afar, the mob set fire to garbage bins and chanted "Death to Bulgarians."

Roma witnesses claimed it was retaliation for a clash the previous night, when 30 skinheads reportedly attacked three Roma teenagers, one of whom was badly beaten.

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