Five killed in Syrian soccer riot

Five people were killed and more than a hundred injured when spectators stampeded during a riot in a football stadium in northern Syria.

Sat, 13 Mar, 2004 - 08:45

Five people were killed and more than a hundred injured when spectators stampeded during a riot in a football stadium in northern Syria.

The official Syrian news agency SANA said clashes broke out between supporters of the Al-Jihad and Al-Fatwa teams shortly before their Syrian championship match began yesterday in a stadium in Qameshli, a city 448 miles north-east of Damascus.

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Courts Soccer Heathrow Place: northern Syria Place: Qameshli Place: Damascus Person: Ahmed Khilo Person: Ibrahim Hussein Person: Hussein Organisation: SANA Organisation: al-Jihad Organisation: Al-Fatwa Organisation: National

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