Italy looks for answers to soccer violence
China Daily | Updated: 2007-02-05 07:22
ROME: Promises to come down hard on the soccer hooligans have so far fallen short, but how many more people need to die before Italy finally deals with a sickness that is killing its favourite sport?
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Rioters throw objects at a police car in Catania, in this video grab released on Friday. Italy indefinitely suspended the country's international and domestic soccer matches on Friday after a policeman was killed during clashes at a derby game between Sicilian clubs Catania and Palermo, authorities said. Reuters |
Filippo Raciti died after a home-made bomb was thrown into his car as police officers came under attack from Catania fans outside the Massimino stadium.
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