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2,000 police on duty for Copa America opener

(Agencies)
Updated: 2011-07-01 16:01

LA PLATA, Argentina - Security officials say 2,000 police have been assigned to Friday's opening match of the Copa America between host Argentina and Bolivia.

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Ricardo Casal, security minister for the province of Buenos Aires, offered few other details about policing at the match.

The match is not considered high-risk, although it comes less than a week after rioting broke out at River Plate's Monumental Stadium in Buenos Aires following River's demotion to the second division for the first time in its 110-year history. About 2,500 police were on duty for that match.

The Copa America final on July 24 will be at Monumental Stadium.