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Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket fans involved in fight outside Headingley after plane flew over ground with ‘Justice for Balochistan’ message
An unauthorised aeroplane flew over the Headingley Cricket Ground that triggered violent scenes outside the ground where the Cricket World Cup match was taking place
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Fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan clashed outside Headingley Cricket Ground ( Twitter/@SultanShah1 )
Footage of a mass brawl between Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket fans outside Headingley has emerged on social media.
The two teams were competing in the Cricket World Cup at the Yorkshire ground, where Pakistan are looking to strengthen their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 tournament.
Afghanistan on the other hand have already been eliminated from the tournament, and were due to participate in their penultimate match in the UK before going home after next Thursday’s clash with the West Indies.
Balochistan”.
The message is in relation to the Balochistan region in south-western Asia, which comprises areas of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, where Baloch nationalists have battled with the Pakistan and Iran governments for independent with the support of Afghanistan.
Watch the video below...
The incident sparked the ugly scene outside the cricket ground, where individuals wearing shirts of both sides were seen fighting.
One man was seen picking up a secutiry barrier (Twitter/@SultanShah1)
The fight occurred outside the venue where the two teams were playing (Twitter/@SultanShah1)
Others were seen using water bottles as weapons (Twitter/@SultanShah1)
One man could be seen in video footage picking up a security barrier, while others were seen to throw bottles of water and a megaphone.
A banner reading 'Justice for Balochistan' was flown over Headingley Cricket Ground that trigger the fight (Twitter/@azm_go)
The angry confrontation was controlled after a few seconds as other fans separated those fighting, and Leeds’ Air Traffic control will investigate how the aeroplane was able to fly over the stadium with the message attached, according to the Asian New International agency.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...d-plane-justice-for-balochistan-a8980421.html
An unauthorised aeroplane flew over the Headingley Cricket Ground that triggered violent scenes outside the ground where the Cricket World Cup match was taking place
- Jack de Menezes @JackdeMenezes
- 21 minutes ago
Sport
Fans of Pakistan and Afghanistan clashed outside Headingley Cricket Ground ( Twitter/@SultanShah1 )
Footage of a mass brawl between Pakistan and Afghanistan cricket fans outside Headingley has emerged on social media.
The two teams were competing in the Cricket World Cup at the Yorkshire ground, where Pakistan are looking to strengthen their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the 2019 tournament.
Afghanistan on the other hand have already been eliminated from the tournament, and were due to participate in their penultimate match in the UK before going home after next Thursday’s clash with the West Indies.
Balochistan”.
The message is in relation to the Balochistan region in south-western Asia, which comprises areas of Pakistan, Iran and Afghanistan, where Baloch nationalists have battled with the Pakistan and Iran governments for independent with the support of Afghanistan.
Watch the video below...
The incident sparked the ugly scene outside the cricket ground, where individuals wearing shirts of both sides were seen fighting.
One man was seen picking up a secutiry barrier (Twitter/@SultanShah1)
The fight occurred outside the venue where the two teams were playing (Twitter/@SultanShah1)
Others were seen using water bottles as weapons (Twitter/@SultanShah1)
One man could be seen in video footage picking up a security barrier, while others were seen to throw bottles of water and a megaphone.
A banner reading 'Justice for Balochistan' was flown over Headingley Cricket Ground that trigger the fight (Twitter/@azm_go)
The angry confrontation was controlled after a few seconds as other fans separated those fighting, and Leeds’ Air Traffic control will investigate how the aeroplane was able to fly over the stadium with the message attached, according to the Asian New International agency.
https://www.independent.co.uk/sport...d-plane-justice-for-balochistan-a8980421.html
