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| Chapecoense plane crash: Fans unite for stadium memorial | |
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| Thousands of fans have gathered at Brazil's Chapecoense stadium to pay tribute to those killed when the football team's plane crashed. | Thousands of fans have gathered at Brazil's Chapecoense stadium to pay tribute to those killed when the football team's plane crashed. |
| Bodies of the victims arrived at the stadium in a procession through Chapeco after arriving from Colombia. | Bodies of the victims arrived at the stadium in a procession through Chapeco after arriving from Colombia. |
| Seventy-one people died in Monday's crash outside Medellin where the team was due to play. Six survived. | Seventy-one people died in Monday's crash outside Medellin where the team was due to play. Six survived. |
| The cause of the crash is unclear. But a recording suggests the plane was out of fuel moments before the crash. | The cause of the crash is unclear. But a recording suggests the plane was out of fuel moments before the crash. |
| Brazilian President Michel Temer attended the ceremony at the stadium. | Brazilian President Michel Temer attended the ceremony at the stadium. |
| The president greeted the planes at the airport but was initially expected to stay away from the main crowds because of planned protests. Victims' families criticised this, saying it showed a lack of respect. | The president greeted the planes at the airport but was initially expected to stay away from the main crowds because of planned protests. Victims' families criticised this, saying it showed a lack of respect. |
| The president said he had delayed confirming his attendance because of security concerns, according to Brazilian news site O Globo. | The president said he had delayed confirming his attendance because of security concerns, according to Brazilian news site O Globo. |
| A black sash was hung on the stadium's outer wall. Giant screens transmitted the speeches to those watching outside in the pouring rain. | A black sash was hung on the stadium's outer wall. Giant screens transmitted the speeches to those watching outside in the pouring rain. |
| Inside, young supporters carried the team's flag out on to the pitch, alongside the national flags of Brazil and Colombia. | Inside, young supporters carried the team's flag out on to the pitch, alongside the national flags of Brazil and Colombia. |
| The mayor of Chapeco, Luciano Buligon, started his speech by comparing the rain to God's tears. | |
| He was dressed in a shirt of Colombian side Atletico Nacional, the team Chapecoense had been travelling to play, and who held a memorial for the victims in their own stadium on Wednesday. | |
| The victims include 64 Brazilians, five Bolivians, a Venezuelan and a Paraguayan. | The victims include 64 Brazilians, five Bolivians, a Venezuelan and a Paraguayan. |
| Nineteen of the dead were players with Chapecoense. Many more were support staff and journalists covering the team. | Nineteen of the dead were players with Chapecoense. Many more were support staff and journalists covering the team. |
| A minute's silence will be held before every football match this weekend. | A minute's silence will be held before every football match this weekend. |
| Football's world governing body Fifa, whose head Gianni Infantino is attending the service in Chapeco, requested that all players wear black armbands in remembrance. | Football's world governing body Fifa, whose head Gianni Infantino is attending the service in Chapeco, requested that all players wear black armbands in remembrance. |
| The team has been described as having "a fairy story with a tragic ending". | The team has been described as having "a fairy story with a tragic ending". |
| It only won promotion to Brazil's top division in 2014, but was on its way to the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final in Medellin when the plane went down. | It only won promotion to Brazil's top division in 2014, but was on its way to the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana final in Medellin when the plane went down. |