Police: Soccer fans in Brazil hurl homemade bomb into locker room; 2 injured in mayhem
By Stan Lehman, APTuesday, March 16, 2010
2 injured in Brazil after mayhem sparked by bomb
SAO PAULO — Brazilian police say fans of a losing soccer team hurled a homemade bomb into the visitors’ locker room, leaving two people slightly injured.
A spokeswoman for the Senador Canedo police force says at least one player from the visiting team and a city councilman were hurt.
Police say the mayhem took place Monday night in central Brazil. Players from the Canedense and Vila Nova teams clashed at the end of the game. Fans from the home team then stormed the field and joined the melee.
Filed under: Accidents and Disasters
Tags: Bombings, Brazil, Latin America And Caribbean, Sao Paulo, South America, Sports
Tags: Bombings, Brazil, Latin America And Caribbean, Sao Paulo, South America, Sports
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