ROME — A police officer accidentally shot dead a soccer fan Sunday while trying to break up a clash with supporters of another club at a highway rest stop, a police chief said. Arezzo Police Chief Vincenzo Giacobbe said the officer intervened in a scuffle between two groups of people he had not yet identified as soccer fans. "I express deep sorrow and sincere condolences to the family of the victim," Giacobbe said, describing the incident as "a tragic error." The victim was identified as Gabriele Sandri, a 26-year-old disc jockey from Rome who was a fan of the Rome club Lazio. He had been traveling to the northern city of Milan for Lazio's match against Inter Milan. Police spokesman Saverio Cialdea said the shooting took place at a rest stop along the A1 highway near the town of Arezzo in Tuscany, about 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of Rome. "The dynamics aren't yet clear," Cialdea added. The Italian soccer federation postponed the Inter-Lazio game to a date to be determined. Sunday's other games were to start 10 minutes late, with players and referees wearing black armbands. The Italian news agency ANSA said a police officer apparently used a pistol to fire a warning shot in the air to break up the clash. Sky TG24 TV quoted witnesses as saying the other group comprised fans of the Turin club Juventus, who were traveling in two vans from Naples to Parma for the Parma-Juventus match. Clashes between rival fans at rest stops are common in Italy. Premier Romano Prodi was attending Mass when he was informed by Italy's interior minister about the death. He described the fan violence as "very worrisome." The death prompted clashes between fans and police in Bergamo, where AC Milan was due to play Atalanta. Last season, a policeman was killed in riots following a game between Palermo and Catania in Sicily. Under new anti-violence measures this season, some fans have been barred from traveling to games. In 2004, the derby between AS Roma and Lazio was suspended three minutes into the second half when a false rumor spread through the stadium that police had killed a boy outside the stadium, sparking riots.
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