Catania football riot

When

2 Feb 2007

Kind

Event

Coordinates

37.49° N, 15.07° E

Description

One 38-year-old policeman is killed in the Catania football clashes in Italy. 71 people are taken to the hospital.

Placed at the town named in the title of the event it links, Catania.

2007 riot in Catania, Sicily, Italy

On 2 February 2007, football violence occurred between football supporters and the police in Catania, Sicily, Italy. The clashes occurred during and after the Serie A match between the Catania and Palermo football clubs, also known as the Sicilian derby. Police officer Filippo Raciti was killed; in response Italian football was suspended for about a week.

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