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Violence in football in Mexico: Ten men arrested, many are still wanted

2022-03-08T17:15:15.259Z


It was an orgy of violence that shocked the football world: ten men have now been arrested who are said to have been involved in the attacks in Mexico. You are charged with attempted murder.


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Violence at a soccer game in Mexico

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Ten men have been arrested after riots left 26 injured at a Mexican soccer game.

16 other suspects are still being sought, said the Attorney General of the state of Querétaro.

Arrest warrants were issued against those arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, violence at a sporting event and advocacy of crime.

According to the information, 583 pictures, 78 videos and more than 1000 tips from the population were evaluated to identify the suspects.

21 apartments were searched.

Last Saturday, during a game in the first Mexican soccer league between FC Querétaro and Atlas Guadalajara, violent fights broke out in the stands between supporters of the two teams.

Some people sustained serious injuries - one man lost an eye.

The security authorities did not announce any deaths.

Eyewitnesses had said relatives had died.

The game was stopped in the 62nd minute when the score was 0:1, and all Liga MX games on Sunday were cancelled.

The government of the central Mexican state suspended five officials, including the police chief in charge of the game, and terminated contracts with a private security company.


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Source: spiegel

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