Football fans clash leaves one dead and 4 injured in Morocco

one person died of his injuries after “falling from on top of the vehicle”
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Rival fans of Raja de Casablanca football club clash at the end of a football match between their team and Chabab Rif Al Hoceima on March 19, 2016, at the Mohammed V stadium in Moroccan city of Casablanca. (Photo by STR / AFP)

One person was killed and five injured in clashes between rival football fans after a cup tie near the Moroccan city of Casablanca, local authorities said Wednesday.

“A group of supporters of Wydad Casablanca (club) stopped a vehicle carrying fans of AS FAR Rabat, throwing stones and the situation degenerated,” they said in a statement.

They said one person died of his injuries after “falling from on top of the vehicle” and five others were hospitalised.

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Police made six arrests over the violence which followed a 3-1 defeat for the home club. Football violence is common in Morocco costing the lives of supporters in March 2016, after which authorities temporarily cracked down on radical supporters clubs.

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