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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP)—A fight between fans at a Honduran soccer game has left two people dead, including a 12-year-old boy.
Fire department chief Carlos Cordero says fans of the Olimpia and Motagua teams fought each other “with everything they had in their hands.” The rioters also battled police who tried to restore order.
Gunfire rang out, killing the boy and a 35-year-old man. Sixteen people were injured, including six who were shot.
It was unclear what provoked the rioting Sunday night.
The violence erupted amid tensions over a June 28 military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. There is no indication that the soccer riot had anything to do with politics.
Fire department chief Carlos Cordero says fans of the Olimpia and Motagua teams fought each other “with everything they had in their hands.” The rioters also battled police who tried to restore order.
Gunfire rang out, killing the boy and a 35-year-old man. Sixteen people were injured, including six who were shot.
It was unclear what provoked the rioting Sunday night.
The violence erupted amid tensions over a June 28 military coup that ousted President Manuel Zelaya. There is no indication that the soccer riot had anything to do with politics.