Gunfire sounds outside Mexican stadium

MEXICO CITY -- A First Division Mexican soccer match was suspended Saturday after gunmen opened fire on police outside the stadium in the northern city of Torreon, causing players and referees to run for cover.

Local clubs Santos and Morelia were tied 0-0 at the 40-minute mark when the shots were heard inside the stadium.

Televised footage showed the players and referees dashing off the field to take cover inside the stadium. Santos' Argentine forward Emanuel Luduena ran with his child in his arms.

Fans, many with children, ducked for cover and hundreds ran onto the field to move away from the sound of the gunfire outside TSM stadium.

Torreon police and local soccer officials said the attack left one police officer injured, but no one was hurt inside the stadium.

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Wrigley FireHawks said:

Mexican soccer match suspended because of gunfire outside stadium - ESPN

That's be scary... but really, how often to soccer games actually get stopped after they start or even delayed before the game?

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AgentE said:

never. but the violence there is through the roof righ tnow. normal everyday life cant be help but be affected.

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Wrigley FireHawks said:

The Drug Wars, right?

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AgentE said:

yeah, :smh:
shits fucked up. they fight each other, for territory, then they have to fight the police.

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Wrigley FireHawks said:

Isn't/wasn't some entire area (maybe in Yucatan) like completely controlled by rebels now?

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