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WARSAW, May 3 (Reuters) - A Polish soccer fan died on Saturday after he was hit by a rubber bullet fired by police, leading to violent clashes in a provincial town hours later in which 14 officers were wounded, police said.
Police in Knurow faced a crowd of fans who bombarded them with petrol bombs and other missiles after gathering late on Saturday outside the hospital where the 27-year-old was pronounced dead.
The government had launched an investigation into the fan's death, a spokeswoman said.
"Molotov cocktails, stones and other things were thrown towards the officers.