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Police order 24-hour Rangers club closure

A Southampton sports club has been hit with a police closure order for this weekend.A police spokesman said the Southampton Rangers club was ordered to shut for 24 hours from tonight after a disturbance at the club last Sunday, which led to the arrest of a man.A spokesman for the Bermuda Police Service said that the club would be closed from 10pm to 10pm on Sunday. The closure order was issued yesterday by acting Superintendent Hashim Estwick of the Tactical Policing Division. The spokesman said: “It is hoped that this temporary closure will allow the management of Southampton Rangers Sports Club time to review this latest incident and reassess the establishment’s security measures.” The forced closure is the club’s third this year.A closure order was issued after a 20-year-old man was stabbed in April.Police also ordered the club to shut for 24 hours after a brawl in February.Jason Wade, the president of Southampton Rangers could not be reached for comment.