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Slit Wrists over World Cup?
Betting in Albania turns bloody
TIRANA (Reuters) - A despairing Albanian woman slashed her wrists after her soccer-mad husband lost a small fortune betting on Italy in the World Cup, the daily Gazeta Shqiptare has reported.
Italy was leading Croatia 1-0 when Vjollca Zako's husband told her he had bet 3,500 dollars the couple had saved up to buy an apartment.
The 34-year-old woman slit her wrists when Croatia scored twice to win the match. She is out of danger, the paper said.
Tirana's butchers have found an unusual way to join in Albania's World Cup betting frenzy. Some now wager freshly slaughtered bullocks on games.
TIRANA (Reuters) - A despairing Albanian woman slashed her wrists after her soccer-mad husband lost a small fortune betting on Italy in the World Cup, the daily Gazeta Shqiptare has reported.
Italy was leading Croatia 1-0 when Vjollca Zako's husband told her he had bet 3,500 dollars the couple had saved up to buy an apartment.
The 34-year-old woman slit her wrists when Croatia scored twice to win the match. She is out of danger, the paper said.
Tirana's butchers have found an unusual way to join in Albania's World Cup betting frenzy. Some now wager freshly slaughtered bullocks on games.
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