Three people have been killed and about 10 injured in rioting between fans of rival football clubs in the Honduran capital, Tegucigalpa.<\/p>\n
The violence broke out ahead of a planned game between the Motagua and Olimpia clubs on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n
It began when crowds threw stones at the Motagua team bus, injuring three players with shards of broken glass.<\/p>\n
Fighting continued both inside and outside National Stadium after officials cancelled the game.<\/p>\n
“Three people died and seven were shot and stabbed. One of them is a boy. Three of the injured adults are in critical condition,” local hospital spokeswoman Laura Schoenherr told Reuters new agency.<\/p>\n
More than 10,000 people were already in the stadium when the trouble erupted. Many were caught in a stampede as police used tear gas to tackle the rioters.<\/p>\n
The Motagua club tweeted pictures of the damage inside the bus<\/a> after the attack, and of the wounded players being treated in hospital. Those pictured were named as Emilio Izaguirre, Roberto Moreira and Jonathan Rougier.<\/p>\n Former Celtic player Izaguirre, a Honduran national, recently joined Motagua on a one-year deal.<\/p>\n