Italy looks for answers to soccer violence

ROME: Promises to come down hard on the soccer hooligans have so far fallen short, but how many more people need to die before Italy finally deals with a sickness that is killing its favourite sport?

Rioters throw objects at a police car in Catania, in this video grab released on Friday. Italy indefinitely suspended the country's international and domestic soccer matches on Friday after a policeman was killed during clashes at a derby game between Sicilian clubs Catania and Palermo, authorities said. Reuters

On Friday, all professional and amateur soccer championships were suspended until further notice following the death of a policeman after the highly-charged Serie A match between Sicilian rivals Catania and Palermo.

Filippo Raciti died after a home-made bomb was thrown into his car as police officers came under attack from Catania fans outside the Massimino stadium.