Belgrade, Sep 21 (DPA) A Belgrade court said Monday it has ordered a 30-day investigative detention of 10 people suspected of brutally beating a French football fan last week.

The suspects face up to 40 years in prison for aggravated attempted murder, radio B92 quoted the Belgrade district court spokeswoman Ivana Ramic as saying.

The 28-year-old victim suffered brain damage, a ruptured aorta, and injuries to the lung, face and pelvis after hooligans attacked him and a group of Toulouse fans in a Belgrade cafe before a UEFA League match against Partizan Belgrade.

He went through two emergency surgeries and was still listed in critical condition Monday, four days after the attack.

Brutal violence has become commonplace on the margins of sports events in Serbia. Football fans also meddled in politics when over the weekend they effectively prevented a gay pride parade from taking place by threatening violence.