Violence in Soccer Update: Syria footballer 'killed as mortars hit stadium'

February 20, 2013

A picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency on January 26, 2013 shows destroyed buildings near a mosque (centre) in Daraya near Damascus. A Syrian footballer was killed and several others wounded on Wednesday as two mortars hit a stadium in central Damascus, state news agency SANA said.

AFP - A Syrian footballer was killed and several others wounded on Wednesday as two mortars hit a stadium in central Damascus, state news agency SANA said.

"Two mortars launched by terrorists hit the grounds of the Tishreen sports stadium in the Baramkeh district of Damascus, killing a player of Al-Wathba football team and wounding several others during training," SANA said.