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Facility Notes: Donbass Arena In Ukraine Suffers Blast Damage From Shelling

Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk's Donbass Arena "suffered serious blast damage from shelling on Monday despite a ceasefire agreed between the Ukraine government and Russian-backed separatists." Photographs posted on Twitter "showed damage to the glass facade of the stadium in eastern Ukraine's separatist stronghold." Donbass Arena interim Exec Manager Vadyn Gunko said, "As a result of a powerful explosion, the blast wave caused serious damage to the western and eastern parts of the arena." Shakhtar moved its headquarters "from the strife-torn industrial city to Kiev, with home games being played in the western city of Lviv." The 52,000-seat venue "has suffered minor damage in shelling over the past two months with the north-eastern facade damaged in September" (REUTERS, 10/20). ... A man "has been arrested" after a drone was flown over Man City's home game against Tottenham. Greater Manchester Police said that "the 41-year-old man, from Nottingham, was arrested in the nearby Asda car park." The drone "was spotted flying over the East stand of the Etihad Stadium during City's 4-1 victory on Saturday." A GMP spokesperson said that "the man was arrested on suspicion of breaching the Air Navigation Order and released on police bail for eight weeks" (BBC, 10/20).

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