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Riot hits Senegal football match

Dakar : Senegal | Oct 13, 2012 at 5:11 PM PDT
Source: BBC
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Fan riot halts Senegal-Ivory Coast football match The game was suspended with about 15 minutes left to play A crucial Africa Cup of Nations football match between Senegal and Ivory Coast has been abandoned after fans rioted at a stadium in Dakar. Home fans started fires in the stands and threw objects... FULL ARTICLE AT BBC
 
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