Mexican soccer match abandoned after shoot-up

A soccer match in Mexico's first division was abandoned on Saturday after a shootout just outside a stadium in the northern city of Torreon forced players and spectators to take cover. Players ran to their dressing room and fans dived for cover when shots rang out near the end of the first half of the scoreless game between Santos and Monarcas Morelia.
Match officials suspended the game in the 40th minute. The attorney general of the state of Coahuila, Jesus Torres, said the shooting began after three vehicles with armed men failed to stop at a military checkpoint outside the stadium, prompting an exchange of fire.
The Mexican Defence Ministry later issued a statement saying army personnel were not involved in the incident and only arrived at the scene later. One police officer was wounded in the shooting, although no one was hurt inside the stadium, where a crowd of around 20,000 had turned up to watch the match.