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Wednesday, 30 October, 2002, 11:04 GMT
Brazil fans plummet into pit
At least 30 people were injured in Brazil when a stadium railing collapsed,
minutes before the kick-off of a championship football match.
![]() Police tried to push back rioting fans ahead of the game between first division rivals Guarani and Ponte Preta
![]() Trouble had been expected between the fans at the stadium in Caminas, 55 miles (88km) from Sao Paulo
![]() When the police intervened the fans started to throw stones
![]() Fans were squeezed into an area at the bottom of the stadium
![]() Then a fence gave way, pitching fans down a four metre (13ft) drop into a pit dividing the field from the pitch
![]() Many stadiums are in bad shape because the clubs do not have the money to maintain them
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