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´Government must clean up crime after Mexico shootings´

SoccerNews in General Soccer News 23 Aug 2011

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Mexican football officials have asked the country’s Government for help after shootings outside a stadium at the weekend.

Gunfire erupted 40 minutes into a match between Santos and Monarcas Morelia in Torreon, with players forced to run to the dressing rooms as spectators looked for cover.

It is believed the trouble began after vehicles carrying armed men failed to stop at a military checkpoint outside the stadium.

One policeman was wounded, although none of the players or the 20,000 spectators inside the stadium were injured.

The incident is being blamed on the country’s crime problem and the secretary general of the Mexican Football Federation, Decio De Maria, said responsibility for resolving the problem lies with the local, state and federal officials.

“We reiterate, at all levels of government and to all the different powers: come to an agreement and solve the basis of this problem which affects our society and rescue the true values that we, as a society, hold,” De Maria said.

“From the perimeter of a stadium outward is the responsibility of the three levels of government and we all need to be clear in the diagnosis so that we can find pertinent solutions to avoid this kind of situation.”

Around 42,000 people have died in drug-related killings since President Felipe Calderon came to power in 2006 and promised to crack down on crime.

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