Seven nabbed outside Penang stadium for rioting after football match


Screenshot of video of the fight outside City Stadium.

GEORGE TOWN: Police here have arrested seven men following a riot between supporters of the Penang and Kedah football teams outside the City Stadium after Kedah beat Penang 2-1 on Tuesday (Aug 22).

George Town OCPD Asst Comm Soffian Santong said two of the suspects sustained injuries to their head after they were believed to have been hit by rocks that were thrown and the glass door of a bus was smashed during the incident at about 11.20pm on Tuesday.

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