The final of the Handball Tunisia Cup between Hope ST and the African Club only lasted ten minutes before turning into stages of violence that led to the interruption and postponement of the match.
Confrontations, projectile jets and smoke bombs, attempt to invade the prosecution, etc. All these factors pushed the Ministry of Youth and Sports to quickly make the decision to postpone the match.
Mourad Houcine, director general of public security, intervened, on Mosaic FM, to announce the opening of an investigation to determine the source which allowed the introduction of this kind of dangerous objects.
In On testimony, he spoke of clashes between supporters of the two clubs, the use of parachutes, a kind of rockets used by sailors in addition to throwing projectiles and smoke in the room.
“We tried to absorb the anger of the supporters and those responsible for the two clubs were called to intervene. Subsequently, supporters tried to go down and hang on with players and officials of the two clubs. This accelerated the decision to suspend the meeting, “he said.
Mourad Houcine stressed that a meticulous excavation of the room had taken place four days before the match and during the entrance to the supporters in the arena.
