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Five Marseille fans jailed for attacks on players

Updated on: 24 April,2015 07:49 AM IST  | 
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Prison sentences of between 11 and 15 years were handed down to five Marseille ultra fans who launched a series of terrifying attacks against players of the French giants yesterday

Five Marseille fans jailed for attacks on players

France: Prison sentences of between 11 and 15 years were handed down to five Marseille ultra fans who launched a series of terrifying attacks against players of the French giants yesterday.


A court heard that the fans, all in their teens, targeted Brazilian defender Hilton Vitorino da Silva, his wife and children.


The heaviest sentence, of 15 years, was handed down to a 17-year-old supporter.


Of the four others, one was sentenced to 11 years behind bars, another to 13 years while two were jailed for 12 years each.

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