Sunday, March 20, 2016

2 dead, 49 injured in clashes at Moroccan soccer game (The Associated Press)

Morocco's official news agency says violent clashes among fans of the same soccer team in the western Moroccan city of Casablanca have left two people dead and 49 injured. The state news agency MAP said it's unclear why the deadly violence erupted Saturday evening after Raja Casablanca beat Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 2-1. Raja, the second ranking soccer team in the North African country after rival Wydad Casablanca, was sanctioned Sunday morning by the Royal Federation of Moroccan Football, which said it ''deplored'' the violence.

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