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| Rome mourns killed football fan | |
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| Thousands of people in Rome have gathered for the funeral of an Italian football fan shot dead by a policeman. | |
| Gabriele Sandri, 26, was killed on Sunday as he sat in a car at a motorway stop near the Tuscan city of Arezzo. | Gabriele Sandri, 26, was killed on Sunday as he sat in a car at a motorway stop near the Tuscan city of Arezzo. |
| His death sparked widespread fan riots, and games in Italy's lower divisions were later suspended for one week. | His death sparked widespread fan riots, and games in Italy's lower divisions were later suspended for one week. |
| The unnamed policeman has said his gun went off as he ran to stop a brawl between rival supporters. He is now being investigated for manslaughter. | The unnamed policeman has said his gun went off as he ran to stop a brawl between rival supporters. He is now being investigated for manslaughter. |
| The mourners gathered for the funeral of the Lazio fan outside San Pio X church in Rome, Mr Sandri's home city. Many in the crowd were supporters of rival teams. | |
| What a fool... I have destroyed two families, that of this boy and mine Policeman who fired the shot Violence flares once again | What a fool... I have destroyed two families, that of this boy and mine Policeman who fired the shot Violence flares once again |
| The arrival of the coffin was greeted by applause. The crowd applauded again when several Lazio players and Rome's Mayor Walter Veltroni came to pay their last respects. | |
| On Tuesday, hundreds of people filed past Mr Sandri's casket, which was on view to the public in a chapel. | |
| "Let's hope that we'll never again witness such a tragedy," Lazio player Lucian Zauri was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. | "Let's hope that we'll never again witness such a tragedy," Lazio player Lucian Zauri was quoted as saying by the AFP news agency. |
| Tough law | Tough law |
| Mr Sandri was hit by a bullet in the neck as he sat in a car as police tried to stop fighting between Lazio and Juventus followers. | Mr Sandri was hit by a bullet in the neck as he sat in a car as police tried to stop fighting between Lazio and Juventus followers. |
| Gabriele Sandri earned his living as a disc jockey in Rome | |
| His death triggered violent clashes across Italy in which some 40 policemen were injured. | His death triggered violent clashes across Italy in which some 40 policemen were injured. |
| Prosecutors have opened an inquiry into manslaughter, though police said more serious charges could still be laid. | Prosecutors have opened an inquiry into manslaughter, though police said more serious charges could still be laid. |
| But the policeman who fired the shot has told the newspaper Corriere della Sera it was a tragic mistake. | But the policeman who fired the shot has told the newspaper Corriere della Sera it was a tragic mistake. |
| The officer, who has been in the force for 12 years, said he fired his pistol more than 200m (660ft) away from Mr Sandri. | The officer, who has been in the force for 12 years, said he fired his pistol more than 200m (660ft) away from Mr Sandri. |
| "I was not aiming anywhere, I was not pointing at anyone," the policeman was quoted by the newspaper as saying. | "I was not aiming anywhere, I was not pointing at anyone," the policeman was quoted by the newspaper as saying. |
| "The first shot I fired in the air and the second went off as I was running. What a fool. Now I know what happened, I am devastated. | "The first shot I fired in the air and the second went off as I was running. What a fool. Now I know what happened, I am devastated. |
| "Now I have destroyed two families, that of this boy and mine," he said. | "Now I have destroyed two families, that of this boy and mine," he said. |
| The president of the Italian Football Federation said he was preparing to announce major changes. | The president of the Italian Football Federation said he was preparing to announce major changes. |
| In April, the government introduced a law designed to stamp out football hooliganism following the death of a policeman in rioting at a match in Sicily in February. | In April, the government introduced a law designed to stamp out football hooliganism following the death of a policeman in rioting at a match in Sicily in February. |