Two killed in Argentina football brawl

Two killed in Argentina football brawl
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Summary Clash between rival fourth-tier clubs in Buenos Aires left two people dead.

BUENOS AIRES (AFP) - Two Argentine football fans have died after being shot in a street brawl between supporters of rival fourth-tier clubs in Buenos Aires, their families said Tuesday.
 

The fight erupted Monday when fans of Dock Sud, a club from a working-class neighborhood in the capital, encountered fans of San Telmo, another local club that is the favorite to win promotion to the third-tier league this season.
 

Neighbors said the clash soon escalated into a gunfight that drew in riot police and claimed at least three victims.
 

Family members said San Telmo fans Javier Araujo, 29, and Daniel Sanchez, 28, had died of their wounds.
 

A third victim is in hospital after being hit in the face by a rubber bullet, San Telmo club officials said.
 

The brawl erupted after separate matches in which Dock Sud drew 0-0 with Talleres de Remedios de Escalada and San Telmo tied 1-1 against Defensores de Cambaceres.
 

Under a 2013 law aimed at curbing violence by Argentina s infamous "barrabravas," or football hooligans, visiting fans are barred from watching matches at the stadium.
 

The San Telmo fans, whose side was playing away, had set up a giant outdoor screen to watch their team s match.
 

San Telmo supporters said the Dock Sud fans ambushed them, a claim they latter denied.
 

Argentine cabinet chief Jorge Capitanich condemned the brawl.
 

"These violent acts are crimes committed by murderers who deserve the harshest punishment," he told a press conference.
 

The fight came five days after another between rival factions of supporters of third-tier club Almirante Brown left one person dead and a child wounded.
 

The latest deaths bring the number of people killed in football-related violence in Argentina to 10 so far this year, according to watchdog group Let s Save Football (SAF).
 

The group says football violence has killed 195 people in the South American country in the last four decades.
 

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