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Italian police kill football fan
Italian police kill football fan
 The victim was shot near a motorway restaurant in Tuscany
A football fan has been shot dead by police during a fight between rival supporters in Italy, officials say. Local authorities said there had been a "tragic error" when police intervened to quell violence between fans of Roman team Lazio and Turin-based Juventus.
The victim, a Lazio fan, was shot during the clash at a motorway rest stop near the Tuscan city of Arezzo.
The Lazio fans were travelling to a match against Inter Milan, which has been postponed following the death.
Other games started 10 minutes late with players and officials wearing black armbands.
 
In pictures: killing aftermath
The Juventus fans were reportedly on their way from Naples to an away match against Parma.
"It was a tragic error," said Arezzo police chief Vincenzo Giacobbe.
"Our agent had intervened to prevent the brawl between these two groups, who had not been identified as fans," Mr Giacobbe said, according to the Italian news agency Ansa.
Fan anger
The victim was identified as Gabriele Sandri, a 26-year-old disc jockey from Rome.
He was apparently shot while in a car outside the motorway restaurant.
 Gabriele Sandri worked as a disc jockey in the Italian capital
Police suggested the fan may have been killed by a warning shot.
The exact details of the shooting are unclear and an investigation is underway.
News of the death prompted anger among Italian fans.
In Bergamo, where Atalanta were playing AC Milan, police and fans clashed ahead of the match.
The game was abandoned 10 minutes after kick-off, when fans tried to smash down a barrier and force their way onto the pitch.
Sunday's late match between AS Roma and Cagliari in Rome was also postponed.
In April the Italian government introduced a law aimed at stamping out football hooliganism.
It was enacted after a policeman was killed in rioting at a match in Sicily in February.
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Re: Italian police kill football fan
R I P...............
thatw why i dont watch soccer matches  |
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Italian football to be suspended !!!!!!
source:bbc
Italian football to be suspended
 Minister Melandri has called for tough action to be taken
The Italian Football Federation has suspended next weekend's Serie B and C matches after the latest fan violence.
On Sunday, games were halted across the country and police attacked after a Lazio fan was shot by a policeman.
Italy's Euro 2008 qualifier away to Scotland on Saturday means there are no top-flight Serie A games next weekend.
Sports minister Giovanna Melandri had earlier asked for "a strong gesture, in particular suspending the championships for a few weeks".
 Interview: Uefa spokesman William Gaillard
Melandri added: "Today I think a significant gesture needs to be made to express the condolences from the sporting world and the football world and the shared mourning and at the same time a condemnation without hesitation of violence."
Sunday's incident occurred when Lazio fans travelling to see their team play at Inter Milan encountered Juventus fans at a motorway service station in Tuscany.
Lazio's game with Inter and Roma's match with Cagliari were both postponed in the aftermath of the fatal shooting, and Atalanta's game with Milan was abandoned after just seven minutes.
Italy's anti-hooligan body has proposed the banning of large groups of potentially violent away supporters from all grounds.
It has also suggested that away fan attendance should be decided on a game-by-game basis, and wants 'supporter passports' introduced as soon as possible.
Football has a central place in the life of Italy, so whatever problems exist at a social level find their way to the stadium
Uefa spokesman William Gaillard
Uefa spokesman William Gaillard told BBC Sport that although there was clearly a serious problem, it was unfair to lay the blame entirely at the door of football. "It reflects social difficulties in Italian cities which have little to do with football, and also the presence of extremists and organised groups do not reflect what the average fan feels about football," he said. "That bullet could have hit anyone in the parking lot, so it's tragic. Football has a central place in the life of Italy, so whatever problems exist at a social level find their way to the stadium."
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source please and thank u  |
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