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Italy police 'kill football fan' | |
(30 minutes later) | |
A football fan has been shot dead by police following fighting between rival supporters in Italy, officials say. | |
Local authorities said there had been a "tragic error" when police intervened to quell violence between fans of Roman team Lazio and Turin-based Juventus. | |
The victim, a Lazio fan, was shot during the clash at a motorway restaurant near Arezzo in Tuscany. | |
The Lazio fans were travelling to a match against Inter Milan, which has been suspended following the death. | The Lazio fans were travelling to a match against Inter Milan, which has been suspended following the death. |
Other games were starting 10 minutes late with players and officials wearing black armbands. | Other games were starting 10 minutes late with players and officials wearing black armbands. |
The Juventus fans were reportedly on their way from Naples to an away match against Parma. | The Juventus fans were reportedly on their way from Naples to an away match against Parma. |
"It was a tragic error," said Arezzo police chief Vincenzo Giacobbe. | |
"Our agent had intervened to prevent the brawl between these two groups, who had not been identified as fans," Mr Giacobbe said, according to the Italian news agency Ansa. | |
Earlier reports said the fan had been killed during the brawl. | |
News of the violence apparently sparked clashes between fans and police in Bergamo, where Atalanta were playing Juventus. | News of the violence apparently sparked clashes between fans and police in Bergamo, where Atalanta were playing Juventus. |
Prime Minister Romano Prodi said the episode was "very worrying". | |
In April his government introduced a law aimed at stamping out football hooliganism. | |
It was enacted after a policeman was killed in rioting at a match in Sicily in February. | It was enacted after a policeman was killed in rioting at a match in Sicily in February. |