No alcohol in Moscow
No alcohol will be on sale in the centre of Moscow on Thursday, the day of the Euro 2008 semifinal the mayor revealed on Wednesday.
"The sale of alcohol will be forbidden on Thursday in the centre of Moscow," Piotr Araktcheev, spokesperson for the Moscow town hall consummation department, told AFP.
"The drinking out of a glass bottle will also be banned."
The restrictions will not be lifted until Friday morning.
The Moscow authorities have taken the decision in the wake of what happened after Russia exited in the first round of the 2002 World Cup co-hosted by Japan and South Korea, when some supporters went on the rampage breaking shop windows, turning over cars and resulting in one dead and over 100 injured.
"We have learnt how to win European matches," wrote Komsomolskaia Pravda.
"However, we still need to learn how to party like in Europe, in a civilised fashion."
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