guatemala city at least six people were killed and four injured in armed clashes between alleged gang members at an indoor football match in guatemala police said on sunday while another died after fighting at a game in colombiain the latest mass violence at latin american sporting events five people died on the scene and a sixth in hospital after violence erupted at a match in the guatemalan town of villa canaleswitnesses said at least four armed attackers had arrived at the indoor stadium by carinvestigators believed the armed attack could have be the result of gang rivalry said a police report pointing to the barrio 18 and mara salvatrucha groups that have a strong presence in guatemala and other central american countries mexico and the united statesviolence in guatemala claims some 3500 lives every year one of the highest rates in latin america mainly due to drug trafficking and gang activity according to authoritiesalso saturday one person died from injuries sustained in a fight at a colombian football stadium that forced the suspension of a club gamepolice said fighting broke out between fans of the union magdalena and junior de barranquilla teams in the 73rd minute of an onfield clash at the sierra nevada stadium in santa martavideo on social media showed supporters pelting others with objects as an announcer urges people not to rip the stadium chairs out of their framestwo people were injured in the violence of whom one later died santa marta police official jesus de los reyes said and an investigation is under way to find those responsiblefernando jaramillo president of the dimayor club league hosting saturdays match said there would be strong sanctionsviolence has broken out repeatedly this year at latin american football venueson march 5 there were savage clashes between fans outside a stadium in colombiaon the same night a mass brawl at a game in mexico left 26 people seriously injured while the next day a man was shot dead in a confrontation between football fans in brazil