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Explosion mars Belarusian handball club’s training session in Macedonia

 

An explosion occurred during a practice held by a Belarusian handball team ahead of a game in Bitola, Macedonia, on December 3, the Belarusian Handball Federation said.

BGK Brest were having a training session hours before their second-leg Cup Winners’ Cup game against local team Pelister 08 when the blast happened, filling the arena with smoke and damaging part of the stands.

None of the team’s players and staff was injured, but the practice was interrupted and never resumed.

The teams went ahead with the game despite the incident and BGK won the clash by a one-goal margin, advancing to the next round.

Fifteen seconds before the end of the game, a Macedonian fan set off a flare and hurled it onto the court. // BelaPAN