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| Nice hold firebomb investigation | Nice hold firebomb investigation |
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| Nice have launched an investigation after a homemade firebomb thrown from the crowd injured a fireman during Sunday's 2-1 win over Marseille. | Nice have launched an investigation after a homemade firebomb thrown from the crowd injured a fireman during Sunday's 2-1 win over Marseille. |
| The fireman lost two fingers when he tried to pick up the bomb, thrown by Marseille fans, and the match was suspended for five minutes. | The fireman lost two fingers when he tried to pick up the bomb, thrown by Marseille fans, and the match was suspended for five minutes. |
| Nice security boss Andre Boch said: "He thought it was a flare and picked it up but it exploded in his hands. | Nice security boss Andre Boch said: "He thought it was a flare and picked it up but it exploded in his hands. |
| "We are looking at television footage to identify those who threw the bomb." | "We are looking at television footage to identify those who threw the bomb." |
| Marseille fans were detained for two hours after the match, while police sniffer dogs were used to search them. | Marseille fans were detained for two hours after the match, while police sniffer dogs were used to search them. |
| The volunteer fireman was taken to a hospital that specialises in hand injuries. | The volunteer fireman was taken to a hospital that specialises in hand injuries. |
| Boch said he was determined to find the fans responsible but admitted the bombs were very hard to detect. | Boch said he was determined to find the fans responsible but admitted the bombs were very hard to detect. |
| "In the past four years there have been strong measures to prevent people from bringing these bombs into the stadium," he added. | "In the past four years there have been strong measures to prevent people from bringing these bombs into the stadium," he added. |
| "But they are only five centimetres in diameter and therefore are very hard to detect." | "But they are only five centimetres in diameter and therefore are very hard to detect." |
| Marseille chairman Pape Diouf condemned the incident, saying: "Defeat is part of the game but what I will remember from this evening is this image of violence, which I strongly condemn." | Marseille chairman Pape Diouf condemned the incident, saying: "Defeat is part of the game but what I will remember from this evening is this image of violence, which I strongly condemn." |