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Wednesday, 14 January, 1998, 15:39 GMT
Further violence in northern Poland
There has been further violence in the northern Polish town of Slupsk wherebasketball fans and police clashed following the funeral of a boy who died at the weekend. Several hundred fans threw stones at police. The worst violence came at the spot where the boy thirteen-year old Przemik Czaja was killed during a clash between basketball fans and police after a match at the weekend. Some witnesses said he was clubbed by a police officer, others that he ran into a cable while fleeing. His death was followed by three days of rioting. Mourners from all over Poland attended the funeral, along with several government representatives. A policeman has been arrested in connection with the death. From the newsroom of the BBC World Service |
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