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FIFA World Cup 2014 Photos

Ticketless Chilean Fans Ravage Maracana's Press Box

June 19, 2014 11:53

Several Indian journalists, among hundreds of international scribes, were caught by surprise when Chilean fans attacked the Press Centre at the Maracana Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup clash with defending champions Spain. The fans were apparently angry because they did not get tickets to enter the famous Rio stadium.

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Several Indian journalists, among hundreds of international scribes, were caught by surprise when Chilean fans attacked the Press Centre at the Maracana Stadium ahead of the FIFA World Cup clash with defending champions Spain. The fans were apparently angry because they did not get tickets to enter the famous Rio stadium. (AFP image)
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Children, women, and men were among the crowd who broke in, claiming to be angry because they did not get tickets for the high-profile game that Spain finally lost to crash out of the World Cup. (AFP image)
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According to reports, the security managed to get the fans out of the Media Centre, but once outside, the Chileans overpowered the guards. Authorities later said 85 people had been arrested. (AFP image)
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Amid the chaos, journalists scrambled to take pictures and shoot video as fans stole tools used by reporters, brought down wall partitions, uprooted work stations, destroyed TVs and shattered glass doors. (Image courtesy: Kashinath Bhattacharjee)
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A shattered door at the Maracana Stadium. (Image courtesy: Kashinath Bhattacharjee)

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