Cyprus man critically hurt in football clashes

Cyprus man critically hurt in football clashes

Published Nov. 16, 2009 9:42 a.m. ET

Cyprus police say a man has been critically injured after fans from rival football clubs clashed in the capital.


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    Spokesman Thomas Efthymiou says the 20-year-old man is on a respirator at Nicosia General Hospital and was listed Monday in critical, but stable condition.

    Efthymiou says about 100 fans from cross-town rivals APOEL and Omonia clashed at a five-a-side field on Nicosia's outskirts Sunday night.

    The brawl started when a group of traveling APOEL fans stopped on the side of a highway near the grounds where Omonia fans were playing. Other details were unclear.

    Efthymiou says three suspects have been arrested and three are being sought.

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