17 killed at football stadium in Angola

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17 killed at football stadium in Angola

Postby Slim » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:49 pm

At least 17 people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in the northern Angolan city of Uige, local officials say.
Hundreds more were reported to have been injured when supporters stormed the gates after failing to gain entry.
Some of those who fell became trapped and suffocated at the venue on Friday, a medical official said.
Witnesses said the crowd trying to gain access would have taken the stadium past its 8,000 capacity.
Santa Rita de Cassia were due to play Libolo in a first division league match.
"Some people had to walk on top of other people. There were 76 casualties, of whom 17 died," Ernesto Luis, director general of the local hospital, told Reuters news agency.
Five of the injured are reported to be in serious condition.
Angolan and Portuguese media report that some of the dead are children.
Supporter Domingos Vika, 35, said that the entrance was already overcrowded when more people began pouring in to the stadium.
"When they gave the opportunity for everyone to come in, we were all packed at the gate," said Mr Vika, who left the venue with a broken hand.
Angola's President Jose Eduardo dos Santos has ordered an investigation into the incident, local media report.


http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38939723

Just brings it all up again, I don't deal with this well.
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Re: 17 killed at football stadium in Angola

Postby Beefymcfc » Fri Feb 10, 2017 11:58 pm

Why, just why?
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