Two dead in clashes between football fans in Colombia
September 30th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANSBogota, Sep 30(DPA) Two Colombian football fans died in separate clashes with hooligans, officials said.
Fans of clubs Deportes Tolima and Deportivo Cali clashed on a road in central Colombia on the way back from their teams’ away matches. Some Cali hooligans chased three Tolima fans, and one of them fell down a ravine, said Tolima province police commander Tuesday. Several Cali fans were arrested.
Meanwhile, Bogota police said fans of local clubs Millonarios and Independiente Santa Fe clashed in a western neighbourhood of the city, and one of them was stabbed to death.
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