Photos: Riots, fire, destruction after Vancouver’s loss
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Rioters run amok after game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
Jun 16, 2011 – 7:36 AM ET | Last Updated: Jun 16, 2011 8:44 PM ET
From Brian Hutchinson: Blood in our streets. I saw people on the ground, bleeding. Shattered glass everywhere. Police cars set alight. Major bridges are now closed, preventing public access into the downtown core. Transit is plugged up, there’s no way out. More police and fire crews are arriving, from the suburbs, but again, it seems too late. And as I write this, the sun has just set. Vancouver, what a disgrace. More photos after the jump & check back for updates.
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People pose in front of a burning vehicle on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver. The city broke out in riots after the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Police on horseback ride through the street past a fire on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, Canada. The city broke out in riots after the Vancouver Canucks lost in Game Seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Looters carry merchandise out of the the Bay store past one of the burning cars on Seymour north of Georgia after the Canucks lost game seven of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup final, June 15, 2011 in Vancouver.
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A Vancouver Canucks fan holds a hockey stick in front of the smashed windows of a bank as he reacts to the Canucks losing game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup finals to the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Riot police walk the street as a couple kiss on June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, as the city broke out in riots, following the Vancouver Canucks loss in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.
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A security guard stands outside a bank damaged by riots which broke out following game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 16, 2011.
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An overturned car sits on the sidewalk after riots which broke out following game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 16, 2011.
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Rioters loot the Hudsons Bay store on Seymour Street as thousands run amok after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Rioters run amok after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Rioters run amok after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Rioters run amok after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Rioters run amok after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Rioters run amok after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Rioters loot the Sears store on Robson Street as thousands run amok after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Vancouver Canucks fans riot after their team lost to the Boston Bruins in NHL Stanley Cup final in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Vancouver Canucks fans loot merchandise through the smashed windows of a Sears store during a riot after their team's loss to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup final hockey game in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Fires burn around rioters on Granville street after the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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A rioter tosses a mannequin through the windows of a Granville street store, following the Vancouver Canucks loss to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup, June 15, 2011.
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A Canucks fan is in pain after being involved in the riots after the loss to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup in in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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A woman lights her cigarette from a fire on Granville street during a riot following the Vancouver Canucks loss to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup, June 15, 2011.
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A Vancouver Canucks fan poses in front of a burning car during riots following the Vancouver's loss to the Boston Bruins in game seven of the Stanley Cup, June 15, 2011.
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Smoke rises from downtown Vancouver as rioters burn cars following game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup Final, June 15, 2011.
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A Vancouver Canucks fan poses for photos in front of an overturned pickup truck as it burns in downtown Vancouver during rioting after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup final to the Boston Bruins, June 15, 2011.
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A man walks past two burning police cars as Canucks fans riot after the Vancouver's loss to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley cup final, June 15 2011.
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Looters remove items from a store on Granville after the Canucks lost game seven of the 2011 NHL Stanley Cup final, June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, B.C.
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A Canucks fan works to light a police car on fire after a crowd trashed two cars after the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley cup final, June 15 2011.
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Rioters flip a car in Vancouver, June 15, 2011. Fans broke out in riots after their hockey team the Vancouver Canucks lost in game seven of the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Canucks fans move along W. Georgia St. as police discharge flash bangs into the crowd after the reading of the riot act in Vancouver, June 15 2011.
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Canucks fans destroy two police cars after the Vancouver Canucks lose to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley cup final in Vancouver, June 15 2011.
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A firefighter works to extinguish the flames of an overturned burning vehicle during riots after the Vancouver Canucks lost game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup final hockey game to the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Vancouver Canucks fans riot after their team lost to the Boston Bruins in NHL Stanley Cup final in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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A rioter throws a tear gas cannister back at police along Granville Street near Nelson after the seventh game of Stanley Cup finals between the Vancouver Canucks and Boston Bruins, June 15, 2011 in Vancouver, B.C.
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Vancouver Canucks fans riot after their team lost to the Boston Bruins in NHL Stanley Cup final in Vancouver, B.C. June 15, 2011.
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Vancouver Canucks fans watch police cars burn after game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup hockey playoff between the Vancouver Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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The scene outside Canada Post building on West Georgia Street, Vancouver, 45 minutes after the end of Game Seven Stanley Cup playoff between Boston Bruins and the Vancouver Canucks.
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A Canucks fan yells and poses in front of a burning car as fans riot after the Vancouver Canucks lose to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup final, June 15 2011.
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A fight breaks out between Canucks fans riot after the Vancouver Canucks after the Vancouver Canucks loss to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup final, June 15 2011.
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Rioters smash a bank window on Georgia Street after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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Fans riot after game seven of the Stanley Cup finals between the Canucks and the Boston Bruins in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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A Vancouver Canucks fan waves a CBC flag in front of an overturned burning pickup truck in downtown Vancouver, during riots after the Canucks lost game seven of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs, June 15, 2011.
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Vancouver Canucks fans riot after their team lost to the Boston Bruins in NHL Stanley Cup final in Vancouver, June 15, 2011.
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It’s scary and frightening how people can react when a team wins or loses a big game. It’s just sports! I hope every fan who caused all of that property damage is held civilly and criminally liable The courts must send a message that violence can’t be tolerated.
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