Libya Bans Soccer Matches In Fear of Anti-Government Protests
Libya, concerned that mass anti-government demonstrations in neighbouring Egypt and the toppling of President Zine Abedine Ben Ali of Tunisia on its western border could fuel further protests in the North African country, has cancelled all soccer matches, according to Al Jazeera.
Al Jazeera’s Arabic-language news network quoted unidentified Libyan source…
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