Rioting Soccer Fans Getting Tear Gassed

(Original Caption) A tear gas bomb explodes in the stands of the National Stadium here as police attempt to quell a riot touched off by a referee's decision giving Argentina a 1-0 victory in an Olympic elimination soccer game May 24th. Reports indicate that at least 263 persons died in a wild stampede as they attempted to escape the tear gas.
(Original Caption) A tear gas bomb explodes in the stands of the National Stadium here as police attempt to quell a riot touched off by a referee's decision giving Argentina a 1-0 victory in an Olympic elimination soccer game May 24th. Reports indicate that at least 263 persons died in a wild stampede as they attempted to escape the tear gas.
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