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Article: Riots at Metallica concert in Colombia

Seth Brundle · 2010-03-12 08:56:16

http://www.breakingnews.ie/text/entertainment/eyeysngbgbid/ Four tanks? WTF were they planning on doing?

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12-03-2010 9:56am

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Seth Brundle

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Riots at Metallica concert in Colombia
12/03/2010 - 08:07:50

Around 160 people have been arrested after riots outside a Metallica concert in Colombia.

Hundreds of fans without tickets forced their way into the concert.

Police had been expecting trouble, and deployed 1,500 officers and four tanks to manage the event.

http://www.breakingnews.ie/text/entertainment/eyeysngbgbid/

Four tanks? WTF were they planning on doing?

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#2 12-03-2010 11:48am
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Probably riot vehicles rather than standard tanks. They have water turrets for dispersing crowds.

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#3 12-03-2010 12:12pm
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Was St Anger just released in Columbia?

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#4 12-03-2010 12:19pm
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The riots kicked off when it emerged that Boards could be merging all Metallica threads into one.
Link to follow.

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#5 12-03-2010 4:49pm
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http://www.metalhammer.co.uk/news/video-metallica-fans-riot-in-colombia/#more-20959

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