Football fans riot in Myanmar at Asian Games
Violence erupted among football fans at the 27th Southeast Asian Games after Myanmar lost to Indonesia.
17 Dec 2013
Hundreds of angry football fans in Yangon destroyed stadium seats and set fires after Myanmar lost to Indonesia 1-nil in the South East Asian Games, booting them out of the semi-finals.
Al Jazeera’s Bhanu Bhatnagar reports.
Source : Al Jazeera
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