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...after the fleeing Hazout. Spotting a lynching in the making, plain-clothes policeman Antoine Granomort thrust himself between Hazout and the mob, fending off kicks and punches with sprays of tear gas. With the horde's racist frenzy escalating at the sight of the Jewish Hazout shielded by Granomont, who is black, the cop pulled out his service revolver, ordered his attackers to back off, and fired shots when they surged anew. One of those bullets injured a PSG fan before its ricochet killed Julien Quemener - a 25-year-old season ticket holder. Amid the recoil and confusion, Granomont spirited...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: France Confronts Soccer's Vicious Underside | 12/1/2006 | See Source »

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