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| Bolivian boy killed by flare allegedly launched by Corinthians fans | Bolivian boy killed by flare allegedly launched by Corinthians fans |
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| A 14-year-old Bolivian boy was killed by a flare allegedly launched by Corinthians fans during a Copa Libertadores match in Oruro, according to reports in Brazil and Bolivia. | |
| The incident, in which the boy was hit in the eye and died almost instantly, occurred during a 1-1 draw between Bolivia's San Jose and the Copa Libertadores holders and world club champions Corinthians on Wednesday night. | The incident, in which the boy was hit in the eye and died almost instantly, occurred during a 1-1 draw between Bolivia's San Jose and the Copa Libertadores holders and world club champions Corinthians on Wednesday night. |
| Doctor José Maria Vargas told local media at the Hospital Obrero in Oruro: "There was a loss of brain matter as the projectile, a plastic tube, penetrated the skull. Due to this, death was immediate." | Doctor José Maria Vargas told local media at the Hospital Obrero in Oruro: "There was a loss of brain matter as the projectile, a plastic tube, penetrated the skull. Due to this, death was immediate." |
| A dozen Corinthians supporters identified by Bolivian police were arrested and a spokesman for San Jose said a criminal investigation would be opened, according to the match broadcasters Fox Sports. | A dozen Corinthians supporters identified by Bolivian police were arrested and a spokesman for San Jose said a criminal investigation would be opened, according to the match broadcasters Fox Sports. |
| Reports say many local fans left the Jesus Bermudez stadium in tears after the incident, while others turned on the visitors, chanting "murderers" and targeting Corinthians officials who were escorted away by police. | |
| At the end of the 1-1 draw the Corinthians coach, Tite, told reporters he would gladly exchange their Club World Cup win over Chelsea last December to bring the boy back. | |
| He said: "I know that this won't take any of the pain away from the family but I would swap the world championship for the life of the child. I'm so sorry about what happened tonight." | |
| Ending the press conference early, he said: "We can't talk about football, my players and I feel the same. We couldn't utter a word in the dressing room. I didn't want to be here, what happened is too heavy to be able to talk of football." | |
| The club's director of football, Edu Gaspar, later gave an emotional interview to reporters, saying: "There is no greater pain in the world than this. How we can we help the family at a time like this? We have to do anything we can. | |
| "When it happened people were swearing at us and so we had to get out of the area. Our journey home will be tough. There is not much more I can say now other than to express our regret." | "When it happened people were swearing at us and so we had to get out of the area. Our journey home will be tough. There is not much more I can say now other than to express our regret." |