QuickCheck: Did a fight break out at a Terengganu stadium as seen in a viral video?

SPORTING events are generally expected to be joyous events, so any footage of things going wrong and instances of violence breaking out tend to go viral as they are rather unpleasant shocks at such outings.

Recently, a two minute-and-42-second went viral on social media showing a brawl during a football match, and it is claimed that it happened recently between two football clubs in Terengganu. Did such an incident really happen?

VERDICT:

TRUE

Terengganu police chief Datuk Mazli Manan said three suspects comprising officials and players were detained for their alleged involvement in a fight during a football match between NAG FC and KESA FC at the Terengganu state sports complex in Gong Badak, Kuala Nerus on Jan 12.

"The three suspects are aged between 20 and 40 and were arrested on Saturday (Jan 13) to assist in the investigation of the brawl, which resulted in an individual being seriously injured.

"More arrests will be made after this, and the case is being investigated under Section 147 of the Penal Code for rioting,” he said in a press conference.

Footage of the incident had gone viral on social media.

The incident is believed to have occurred due to dissatisfaction among the competing teams regarding the perceived biased refereeing.