Sunday, February 12, 2017

One dead after fans clash in Rio de Janeiro (Reuters)

A soccer fan was killed and several others injured after violence erupted in Rio de Janeiro before Sunday's Botafogo-Flamengo match, Brazilian news reports said. The reports identified the fan as 28-year-old Diego Silva dos Santos, who was killed near the Engenhao stadium, the venue for the athletic events at the 2016 Olympic Games. The clashes took place before the Rio de Janeiro state championship game that Flamengo won 2-1.

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