2 dead in Casablanca fan brawl
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TWO people were killed and 54 injured in Morocco’s largest city on Saturday when rival fans of its Raja de Casablanca club brawled after a home game.
The running battles, in which fans threw flares and ripped up parts of the Mohammed V stadium, came despite a 2-1 victory over Chabab Rif Al Hoceima of Al Hoceima in northern Morocco.
Footage on Moroccan media showed the fans — dressed in the club’s green colors — charging at each other. It was unclear how the clashes had erupted.
The country’s DGSN security service said in a statement that 31 people were arrested after the match for involvement in “acts of vandalism”. Ten people had been arrested prior to the game.
Raja, the second ranking soccer team in the North African country after rival Wydad Casablanca, was sanctioned yesterday morning by the Royal Federation of Moroccan Football, which said it “deplored” the violence.
Raja and its supporters have previously been sanctioned, along with Wydad and its fans, for repeated bouts of violence during and after matches that have left dozens injured.
The team will not be allowed an audience for its next five games, and must pay a fine of 100,000 Moroccan dirhams (US$10,370).
Rival supporters often clash during Moroccan football matches.
A year ago a man died in the central city of Khouribga during clashes between fans of the local club and Raja. In 2013 more than 200 people were arrested after clashes broke out in Casablanca between fans of Raja and FAR Rabat.
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