Italy buries riot victim
Thousands of mourners attended the funeral of police officer Filippo Raciti, who was killed in the riots during the Catania-Palermo match last Friday.
The Inspector was attacked outside the Stadio Massimino and died from massive liver damage, after he was hit with a blunt instrument.
Raciti’s coffin was draped in the Italian flag and was driven to Catania cathedral, after hundreds of people had paid their respects to the policeman by visiting his coffin at the city’s police station.
The entire country mourned and the Fiumicino airport in Rome decided to suspend all check-ins for a minute of silence, while the funeral service was broadcast live on RAI Television.
Pope Benedict XVI condemned the clashes between fans and police stating that they were a "stain on the world of football" and Prime Minister Romano Prodi wrote to Raciti’s widow, saying that it was "unacceptable that someone should die while carrying out their duty."
Interior Minister Giuliano Amato declared in an interview to La Repubblica that Italian fans were risking the possibility of never seeing football again, with stadiums "empty and barred."
All footballing activities were immediately suspended after the death and the FIGC, CONI and government representatives will meeting to discuss the next moves.
The stadiums which do not comply with the existing security might not be allowed to host any more matches and reports suggest that games could take place behind closed doors until the end of the season.
Raciti was the 13th person to be killed in accidents associated to football violence since 1962, as the last fatality dates back to 1995, when Genoa fan Vincenzo Spagnolo was stabbed to death before a home game against Milan.
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Source: C4 Football Italia
The Inspector was attacked outside the Stadio Massimino and died from massive liver damage, after he was hit with a blunt instrument.
Raciti’s coffin was draped in the Italian flag and was driven to Catania cathedral, after hundreds of people had paid their respects to the policeman by visiting his coffin at the city’s police station.
The entire country mourned and the Fiumicino airport in Rome decided to suspend all check-ins for a minute of silence, while the funeral service was broadcast live on RAI Television.
Pope Benedict XVI condemned the clashes between fans and police stating that they were a "stain on the world of football" and Prime Minister Romano Prodi wrote to Raciti’s widow, saying that it was "unacceptable that someone should die while carrying out their duty."
Interior Minister Giuliano Amato declared in an interview to La Repubblica that Italian fans were risking the possibility of never seeing football again, with stadiums "empty and barred."
All footballing activities were immediately suspended after the death and the FIGC, CONI and government representatives will meeting to discuss the next moves.
The stadiums which do not comply with the existing security might not be allowed to host any more matches and reports suggest that games could take place behind closed doors until the end of the season.
Raciti was the 13th person to be killed in accidents associated to football violence since 1962, as the last fatality dates back to 1995, when Genoa fan Vincenzo Spagnolo was stabbed to death before a home game against Milan.
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Source: C4 Football Italia
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