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Dozens dead after football stadium stampede in Angola

At least 17 people have died and dozens have been injured in a stampede at an Angolan football st...
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22.16 10 Feb 2017


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Dozens dead after football stadium stampede in Angola

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22.16 10 Feb 2017


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At least 17 people have died and dozens have been injured in a stampede at an Angolan football stadium.

Hundreds of fans stormed the gates of the January 4th stadium in Uige to watch a match between local teams, a medical official said.

"There had been a push that led to the suffocation of people," Ernesto Luis, director general of the local hospital in northern Angola, said.

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"Some people had to walk on the top of other people.

"There was 76 casualties, of whom 17 died," the official said.

The match is believed to have been a game between Santa Rita and Recreativo do Libolo.


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