- New York Yankees – Los Angeles Dodgers 6-7 (1-4 i kamper)
Los Angeles exploded into chaos Thursday night after the Dodgers baseball team won the World Series.
Violent fans set fire to a bus, while others clashed with the police and looters ran amok in the streets.
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) shared footage of a mob running in and out of a Nike store with their arms full of stolen goods. The store is only four kilometers from Dodger Stadium.
– We are aware of the looting and have made arrests, the LAPD said in a statement according to New York Post.
See the dramatic pictures at the top of the story.
World Series
- The World Series is the championship series in Major League Baseball (MLB), which determines which team becomes the American baseball champion.
- The winning teams from the American League (AL) and National League (NL) meet in a best-of-seven game series.
- The first team to win four games takes the championship.
- The World Series is one of the biggest sporting events in the United States, with millions of viewers each year.
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Video images show, according to the New York Post, tens of looters calmly strolling in and out of the Nike store with boxes full of goods, without the police intervening.
While the looting was going on, chaos broke out elsewhere in the city centre. The LAPD reports that a “hostile crowd” of 200-300 people set fire to a bus about one mile from the stadium.
Videos show fireworks being launched inside the bus as the crowd cheers. Police in riot gear had to set up barricades to keep the crowds away.
– Violence will not be tolerated, warned Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass.
GIVE AWARD: The Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman was named the Finals Most Valuable Player. Photo: Ashley Landis / AP / NTB Show more
The final series between the Dodgers and the New York Yankees was spectacular.
The Dodgers were about to be outclassed in the fifth game, but turned 0-5 to 7-6 over the Yankees to claim their eighth title.
– There is so much love in this group. It was love and will to fight that decided today. It was beautiful. I’m so happy, Betts said in the victory interview with Fox, quoted by NTB.
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