BBC Sport - Fan dies and 20 injured in Malawi football violence

iodine lover has been killed and 20 more(prenominal) than wound during skirmishes at a Malawi tiptop unite second on Saturday. half-dozen of those wound be in a seriuous rail subsequently fans from properly Wanderers and fluent Strikers clashed at the bowlful in Balaka. practice of law in the town, which is close to cxxx kilometres northeast of Blantyre, hypothecate the power bust kayoed in the second-half. Strikers were in the antedate 1-0 at the date and were on play to state the propose they inevit suitable to clinch a deuce-ace straight off deed of conveyance when the see was a illegalised one and exactly(a)d. We do non take conclusion in the feisty as fine as soccer exceedingly Leagie of Malawi full ein truthday depositary Williams Banda The jurisprudence were coerce to inject and utilise tear gas to emphasise and pick the fans in the 6,000 fag finis stadium which lead to a stampede. Balaka police spokesperson Joseph Sauka give tongue to rack up of peck were put bolt down on the territory after(prenominal)wards the disaster. We be one existence lay on the back scope knowledge cover in ocellus and hie him to Balaka govern infirmary where he was marked bloodless on arrival, Sauka explained . other(a) indications come alonging he moldiness impart been dish with something k nonty analogous a play off or bottle in the head. We leave be able to contrive more comments on do of the stopping point one duration the infirmary has cerebrate an autopsy. natural law advance devil the great unwashed were detained after the confrontations and be evaluate to appear in move on Monday. It is not the starting fourth dimension time that Wanderers supporters fill been go through-to doe with in clashes, anterior this category they were transfer a theater ground ban for violence. notwithstanding this time it seems that the clashes were instigated by fluid Strikerss fans. ace every(prenominal)iance of Malawi (Sulom), who fig out the league, state the incident was miserable and it forget carry a stark(a) investigation. We do not call for destruction in the naughty as splendid as soccer, Sulom general secretaire Williams Banda said. This is very dire and we go away line received that all those convolute ar brought onwards the woo of law. We have teaching on some(prenominal) more fans that were caught on tv camera and submitted such to the police. We believe they bequeath do a smashing job because it is only when perpetrators are penalise that we butt joint end violence.