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| Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal's Demba Diop | Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal's Demba Diop |
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| Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. | Eight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. |
| 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. |
| Fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic, a stampede, and the wall collapse. | Fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic, a stampede, and the wall collapse. |
| Some fans were throwing projectiles including stones at others. | Some fans were throwing projectiles including stones at others. |
| 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 ambulances and firefighters were at the scene. | Local news agency APS reported that ambulances and firefighters were at the scene. |
| With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, Mbour scored in the first period of extra time to win 2-1, and violence broke out at the final whistle. | With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, Mbour scored in the first period of extra time to win 2-1, and violence broke out at the final whistle. |
| Cheikh Maba Diop, whose friend died in the incident and who helped move people out of the stadium, told AFP news agency: "All of a sudden when the wall fell... we knew exactly that some of our own had lost their lives because the wall fell directly on to people." | Cheikh Maba Diop, whose friend died in the incident and who helped move people out of the stadium, told AFP news agency: "All of a sudden when the wall fell... we knew exactly that some of our own had lost their lives because the wall fell directly on to people." |
| A spokesman for the country's President Macky Sall said that campaigning for upcoming elections would be suspended on Sunday as a mark of respect, and that there should be "punishments serving as a warning". | A spokesman for the country's President Macky Sall said that campaigning for upcoming elections would be suspended on Sunday as a mark of respect, and that there should be "punishments serving as a warning". |