4 men wounded by gunshots in Brazil fan violence


SAO PAULO (AP) -- Four Botafogo fans were wounded by gunshots after the team's match against Flamengo in Rio de Janeiro during a weekend marked by violence between rival football supporters and police across Brazil.

Authorities in Rio say the four fans were hospitalized after being shot early Monday but their injuries were not life threatening. They were shot at a plaza by unknown assailants who drove by just after a fight between supporters from both clubs.

Dozens of other football supporters were also injured or detained at other venues on Sunday in clashes between rival fans and fights between hooligans and police.

Police had to use rubber bullets to disperse the crowd before the match between Ponte Preta and Sao Paulo in the interior city of Campinas.