A man has been stabbed to death in Manila following a row between two groups of men playing the popular shooting video game ‘Counter-Strike’, police said Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The quarrel between the men playing the game – in which gamers playing either terrorists or anti-terror officers try to kill their opponents – erupted in an Internet cafe, police investigator Noel Ibanez said.<\/p>\n
The teams had bet 300 pesos ($7.15) on the outcome of their competition on Monday, but when one side won an argument broke out over payment, said Ibanez.<\/p>\n
A member of the winning team, still angry over the dispute, later followed losing player Eric Cristobal to his home and stabbed him to death, he added.<\/p>\n
“He (Cristobal) did not start the quarrel. He just got caught up in it. But they all had long been betting on Counter-Strike,” said Ibanez.<\/p>\n
The suspect was arrested by police on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Internet cafes are very popular in the Philippines, mainly among young people who pack into them to play computer games, often for hours on end.<\/p>\n
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