Riots in Vancouver after Stanley Cup loss

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Angry, fans rioted Wednesday night in Vancouver after the Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals.

Police prepare to handcuff one of the rioters. An official said those responsible for the damage had an average age of 22 or 23 and were downtown specifically to wreak mayhem.

Fans and officals give first aid to an unconscious man injured in a fight. While there had been no fatalities, ambulances appeared to be having trouble getting to those who needed help.

A man screams as a police car burns behind him.

Police on horseback move down a street during the riot.

A riot officer watches two police cars burn.

Rioters use a traffic barrier to break the front doors of a Sears department store. Looters smashed windows and ran inside department stores.

A woman uses a trash can fire to light her cigarette. It took about four hours to quiet the city.

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Angry fans rioted Wednesday night in Vancouver after the Canucks' 4-0 loss to Boston in Game 7 of the Stanley Cup finals. A Canucks fan yells in front of a burning car that had been flipped over. Burning cars filled the city with black smoke.

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