Police in Kenya are
hunting a murder suspect after a Liverpool supporter was stabbed to
death following the Arsenal-Liverpool match on Saturday.
The man taunted a rival fan about his
team's 5-1 victory, after they had watched the match together in a bar
in the town of Meru, residents say.
They say the Arsenal fan then pulled out a knife and stabbed the man, who died in hospital.
Many Kenyans are fanatical followers of English football.
The BBC's Angela Ngendo in the capital
Nairobi says bars and video dens, where people pay to watch TV in slum
areas, are usually crowded for the big matches.
Last year, a Manchester United fan killed himself after his team lost to Newcastle United.
In 2009, an Arsenal fan hanged himself after his team lost to Manchester United.
Our correspondent says this is not the
first time that rival Kenyan fans have stabbed each other - this has
happened over both English games and those in the local league.
Meru police chief Tom Odero told the BBC
that he could not comment on a possible motive for the latest death as
the suspect had not been apprehended.
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