Brazilian police: 4 soccer fans shot in fight
Published
May. 1, 2011 4:38 p.m. ET
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Brazilian police say at least four soccer fans have been shot during a fight before a match.
Police say 80 fans have been detained after the incident Sunday in which six other people were hurt.
Local media citing police say at least one person has died, but a police spokeswoman could not immediately confirm those reports.
Police say men in a car fired at a large group of supporters in the middle of a fight in the city of Niteroi, near Rio de Janeiro. It was not immediately clear how the fight began.
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Flamengo and Vasco will play Sunday in the final of the Rio Cup, the second stage of the Rio de Janeiro state championship.
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