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A 36-year-old man was shot dead in Argentina during clashes between rival supporters of the same club before a second division match, police said. Witnesses said the clash happened Monday night between supporters of Club Atletico de San Martin in the northwestern city of San Miguel de Tucuman. The fans were on their way to the stadium for the head-to-head confrontation against Belgrano, police sources said, quoted by the official Telam news agency. San Martin President Ruben Moisello said the victim was shot from behind in the neck.
Police cordoned off the area after the incident, but the match went on and San Martin won 1-0.
A murder investigation has been opened and Tucuman’s deputy police chief Juan Ibanez said the “perpetrator has already been identified.”
Also on Monday night, about 15 people were arrested and three police officers injured when angry fans of second division Nueva Chicago tried to break into the locker rooms after their team’s 3-2 loss to Almagro. According to the NGO Salvemos al Futbol (Let’s Save Football), violent clashes inside and outside stadiums have resulted in more than 300 deaths since Argentine football turned professional in the 1930s.
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