From what the russians did today, one can tell the diff between chinese and russians.I found chinese fans are only crying and blaming our coach, not attacking the fans of our rival.
Russian soccer fans riot after loss [ZT]
Last Updated Sun, 09 Jun 2002 19:39:39
MOSCOW - At least one man was killed Sunday as Russian soccer fans rioted after seeing their national team lose 1-0 to Japan in the World Cup.
Rioting in downtown Moscow
At least 8,000 people gathered in downtown Moscow to watch the game on a giant screen in Manezh Square next to the Kremlin. Drinking in public is legal, and many of the fans were drinking heavily.
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The crowd of mostly teenagers and young men went berserk after a missed scoring opportunity minutes before the game ended. The riot lasted for more than an hour.
Thousands of fans, some of them wrapped in the Russian flag, ran through the streets shouting soccer slogans, jumping on cars, smashing shop windows and throwing beer bottles.
Russian soccer fans
About 100 people were hurt in the mayhem, which left one man dead from stab wounds. Two police officers were also stabbed.
At least a dozen cars were turned over or set on fire, sending plumes of smoke rising near the State Duma, or parliament building, and in the square out front of the Bolshoi Theatre.
Five Japanese music students who were in Moscow for a competition were attacked. One of them suffered minor injuries.
Police were slow to respond to the chaos, but fire trucks, ambulances and the media weren't. Rioters turned on them all. The Interfax news agency reported that an ambulance was set on fire and a doctor was attacked.
Fire trucks and ambulances were attacked
Observers immediately blamed the police for not being prepared. Vladimir Mitrokhin, a deputy in the Duma, said he watched the whole riot from his office window near Red Square.
"There were only 10 police on duty to control 10,000 people," he said.
Moscow Mayor Juri Luzhkov didn't immediately respond to those criticisms, but did announce there would be no more public viewings of World Cup soccer while the tournament continues.
Russian soccer fans riot after loss [ZT]
Last Updated Sun, 09 Jun 2002 19:39:39
MOSCOW - At least one man was killed Sunday as Russian soccer fans rioted after seeing their national team lose 1-0 to Japan in the World Cup.
Rioting in downtown Moscow
At least 8,000 people gathered in downtown Moscow to watch the game on a giant screen in Manezh Square next to the Kremlin. Drinking in public is legal, and many of the fans were drinking heavily.
CBC SPORTS ONLINE: Japan wins first World Cup game; Russians riot
The crowd of mostly teenagers and young men went berserk after a missed scoring opportunity minutes before the game ended. The riot lasted for more than an hour.
Thousands of fans, some of them wrapped in the Russian flag, ran through the streets shouting soccer slogans, jumping on cars, smashing shop windows and throwing beer bottles.
Russian soccer fans
About 100 people were hurt in the mayhem, which left one man dead from stab wounds. Two police officers were also stabbed.
At least a dozen cars were turned over or set on fire, sending plumes of smoke rising near the State Duma, or parliament building, and in the square out front of the Bolshoi Theatre.
Five Japanese music students who were in Moscow for a competition were attacked. One of them suffered minor injuries.
Police were slow to respond to the chaos, but fire trucks, ambulances and the media weren't. Rioters turned on them all. The Interfax news agency reported that an ambulance was set on fire and a doctor was attacked.
Fire trucks and ambulances were attacked
Observers immediately blamed the police for not being prepared. Vladimir Mitrokhin, a deputy in the Duma, said he watched the whole riot from his office window near Red Square.
"There were only 10 police on duty to control 10,000 people," he said.
Moscow Mayor Juri Luzhkov didn't immediately respond to those criticisms, but did announce there would be no more public viewings of World Cup soccer while the tournament continues.
