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    Ref trapped, cop car flamed in Peru riot

    Reuters

    Monday, December 1, 2008

    A police car was set alight and the referee trapped in his dressing room for nearly three hours during a riot at a Peruvian second division match. Media reports said around 100 people were injured in Sunday's game between Sport Huamanga and Sport Huancayo in the Andean city of Ayacucho. Television showed dozens of fans breaking down fencing, invading the pitch and overturning a vehicle which appeared to be an ambulance. Pictures also showed a police car in flames while referee Alejandro Villa ...

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