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Italian Soccer Fans Riot After Shooting

Cops call shooting "tragic error" after mob attacks police barracks

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(Newser) – The police shooting of an Italian soccer fan sparked riots and police clashes across the country today, the BBC reports. Hundreds in Rome torched a bus, smashed cop cars, and attacked a police barracks. In Milan, one game was stopped when angry fans tried to storm the field; more violence erupted in southern Italy at lower league games. "It was a tragic error," a police chief said of the killing.

The shooting occurred in Tuscany, when a cop killed Gabriele Sandri, 26, possibly with a warning shot. "Our agent had intervened to prevent the brawl between two groups [of fans], who had not been identified as fans," the chief said. Italian PM Romano Prodi called the rioting "very worrying" and ordered a probe of the shooting.

Cristiano Sandri, left, is comforted by an unidentified person after his brother Gabriele Sandri was killed on a highway near Arezzo, central Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Sandri, a Lazio soccer fan, was killed Sunday during a clash with Juventus team supporters at a highway rest stop, and authorities are...
Cristiano Sandri, left, is comforted by an unidentified person after his brother Gabriele Sandri was killed on a highway near Arezzo, central Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Sandri, a Lazio soccer fan,...   (Associated Press)
Supporters hold flares as they protest in front of the Italian State TV RAI headquarters in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. A police officer accidentally shot dead a Lazio soccer fan Sunday while trying to break up a clash with supporters of another club at a highway rest stop,...
Supporters hold flares as they protest in front of the Italian State TV RAI headquarters in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. A police officer accidentally shot dead a Lazio soccer fan Sunday while...   (Associated Press)
Atalanta supporters hit the barrier as they try to get into the field during the Italian first division soccer match between Atalanta and AC Milan at the Comunale stadium in Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. The match was stopped after seven minutes when Atalanta fans tried to break through...
Atalanta supporters hit the barrier as they try to get into the field during the Italian first division soccer match between Atalanta and AC Milan at the Comunale stadium in Bergamo, Italy, Sunday, Nov....   (Associated Press)
Cristiano Sandri, second from right, is comforted by unidentified people, after his brother Gabriele Sandri was killed on a highway near Arezzo, central Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Sandri, a Lazio soccer fan, was killed Sunday during a clash with Juventus team supporters at a highway rest stop, and authorities...
Cristiano Sandri, second from right, is comforted by unidentified people, after his brother Gabriele Sandri was killed on a highway near Arezzo, central Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. Sandri, a Lazio soccer...   (Associated Press)
Soccer fans face police as they stage a protest in front of the Italian State TV RAI headquarters in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. A police officer accidentally shot dead a Lazio soccer fan Sunday while trying to break up a clash with supporters of another club at a...
Soccer fans face police as they stage a protest in front of the Italian State TV RAI headquarters in Milan, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 11, 2007. A police officer accidentally shot dead a Lazio soccer fan Sunday...   (Associated Press)
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