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Unpaid bills leave Samara Arena in darkness

The Samara Arena in Russia [Courtesy]

Electricity has been cut on Tuesday at a Russian stadium built for this year's soccer World Cup over unpaid bills - despite a warning from President Vladimir Putin.

The stadium in Samara - where England played Sweden in the quarter-finals - is said to have run up debts of 9,216,000 roubles ($137,600).

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