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6 Arrested In Post Super Bowl Chaos At UMass

AMHERST (CBS) – After the Patriots lost Super Bowl LII there was chaos at UMass Amherst.

About 2,000 students gathered on campus after the game and there were multiple fights, according to the university.

They said some people set off firecrackers and smoke bombs.

Officers used pepper ball, which disperses a powder not a gas, to break up the crowds.

Six people were arrested and 12 were taken to the hospital.

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