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| 'Eight dead' in wall collapse at Senegal's Demba Diop | |
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| Eight people are reported to have died after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. | Eight people are reported to have died after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. |
| At least 49 more people have been seriously injured. | |
| It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade de Mbour and Union Sportive Ouakam. | It happened at Demba Diop stadium in the capital, Dakar, at the end of the League Cup final between Stade de Mbour and Union Sportive Ouakam. |
| With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, Mbour scored in first period of extra time to win 2-1, and violence broke out after the final whistle. | With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, Mbour scored in first period of extra time to win 2-1, and violence broke out after the final whistle. |
| Several media outlets report that fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic. | Several media outlets report that fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic. |
| Pictures circulating online appear to show people scrambling over a low wall amid clouds of gas. | Pictures circulating online appear to show people scrambling over a low wall amid clouds of gas. |
| Local news agency APS reported that a stampede occurred after the clashes, and ambulances and firefighters were at the scene. |