Conflict Incident Report

Clash leads to suspension of SagesseRiyadi basketball game 48 seconds before its end

Date of incident:

March 1, 2015

Death toll:

0persons

Number of Injured:

0persons

A sports game between Sagesse and Riyadi teams within the Lebanese Basketball Championship was suspended on Sunday only 48 seconds before its end, in wake of a huge clash that broke out on the "Saeb Salam" Stadium in Beirut, after scores reached 109-98 in favor of Riyadi team.
The game was then resumed after emptying the Stadium from both teams' fans. However, chaos soon returned to the game field. As a result, Sagesse team players withdrew from the game; thus, the Riyadi team's victory was announced by 0-20.

http://nna-leb.gov.lb/en/show-news/41147/Clash-leads-to-suspension-of-Sa...

Primary category:

Brawl/Dispute

Classification of conflict (primary):

Individual acts of violence

Violent incidents which do not have a specific or a known political agenda but are caused by the general proliferation of weapons, of trained and untrained soldiers or militants, by the general inefficiency of the Justice system, and past-traditions and histories of violence within society.

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Clash leads to suspension of SagesseRiyadi basketball game 48 seconds before its end