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"Star Wars and Doctor Who fans clashed at a sci-fi convention on Sunday (May 12). Police were called after an argument broke out between two rival fan groups at the fourth Norwich Sci-Fi and Film Convention at the University of East Anglia, organised by Norwich Star Wars Club.  Verbal abuse was said to have begun after members of the rival Norwich Sci-Fi club attended to get autographs from two Doctor Who actors at the event. A police spokesperson explained to BBC News that they had been called to reports of a man being assaulted. &amp;quot;After a lengthy investigation, talking to witnesses and reviewing good CCTV footage, it was confirmed that there was no assault,&amp;quot; the spokesman said. &amp;quot;The two rival groups were spoken to and advised to keep out of each other&amp;#039;s way.&amp;quot; Jim Poole, treasurer of Norwich Sci-Fi Club, explained that the two clubs have a longstanding rivalry, and hold their own conventions in Norwich. He stated that he attended the event with another club member to get autographs from actors Graham Cole and Jeremy Bullock for a Doctor Who diary to be auctioned for charity. He was wearing a club top, while his fellow attendee came dressed as the Fifth Doctor, played by Peter Davison.   However, he allegedly began receiving verbal abuse from a member of his rival group, before calling the police. &amp;quot;I was put in a police car. We were both interviewed by the police and told to stay away from each other,&amp;quot; he said. Poole added that two other members of his club - one dressed as the Tenth Doctor and the other as Judge Dredd, stayed outside the venue. &amp;quot;This wasn&amp;#039;t a fight between Star Wars fans and Doctor Who fans with lightsabres and sonic screwdrivers drawn,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a bit sad and pathetic. We&amp;#039;re all in the same boat. We&amp;#039;re not in competition. We&amp;#039;d like to extend the hand of friendship.&amp;quot; He also said that he may employ security guards at his Norwich Sci-Fi Convention in September to avoid any similar incidents. Dominic Warner, secretary of Norwich Star Wars Club, stated: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s been blown up as if it was a fight. There was no fighting.&amp;quot; He added: &amp;quot;There is no bad feeling between the two clubs. We have never interfered with them. &amp;quot;It does sound comical. People that dress up in costume are labelled geeks and some people laugh at us, and this just makes it even more so.&amp;quot; "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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