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Jun 24, 2008 9:29 pm US/Pacific

Public Pool In Watts Closed Due To Violence

LOS ANGELES (AP) ― A public pool in the gang-infested Watts area of Los Angeles has been closed down because of violence.

About 30 young men went on a rampage Sunday afternoon at the 109th Street Swimming Pool after workers announced the pool was being closed because of dirty, cloudy water. It was the first weekend for the summertime plunge.

A lifeguard and two workers were tossed into the pool.

Trouble at the city's public pools is not new. Last year the city put armed guards at the 109th Street pool and installed video cameras.

The Watts Gang Task Force will come up with a safety plan before the pool is reopened.

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