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18 hurt in UP fair rumble


MANILA, Philippines - At least 18 people were injured, including at least one university policeman, after a group of youths tried to force their way inside a concert at a fair at the University of the Philippines campus in Quezon City before midnight Friday. Radio dzBB's Louie Garcia reported that the incident prompted UP officials to call off the concert and seek help from the Quezon City Police District. One of the injured was identified as UP police sergeant Ramon Mondrigo, who suffered a head injury. Initial investigation showed a group of youths tried to get in a concert at the UP Sunken Garden during the fair, and became unruly after being refused admission. The youths allegedly toppled a fence surrounding the concert area, prompting the event organizers to stop the concert at 12:30 a.m. Saturday and call in police. A police team, backed by a fire truck, arrived to disperse the troublemakers but the suspects already fled by then, the report said. - GMANews.TV
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