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| Senegal Demba Diop: Football stadium collapse kills eight | Senegal Demba Diop: Football stadium collapse kills eight |
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| A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. | A wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal on Saturday, killing eight people and injuring almost 90. |
| It fell in after fighting began between rival fans and police responded with tear gas, with a stampede ensuing. | It fell in after fighting began between rival fans and police responded with tear gas, with a stampede ensuing. |
| Stade de Mbour were playing Union Sportive Ouakam at the Demba Diop stadium in the capital Dakar. | Stade de Mbour were playing Union Sportive Ouakam at the Demba Diop stadium in the capital Dakar. |
| The country has suspended all sporting and cultural events for the rest of the month. | The country has suspended all sporting and cultural events for the rest of the month. |
| During the clashes, home fans threw projectiles including stones at others. Pictures circulating online appear to show people scrambling over a low wall amid clouds of gas. | |
| Passions were high at the game, the League Cup final. | Passions were high at the game, the League Cup final. |
| With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, Mbour took a goal 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 took a goal 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 President Macky Sall said 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 President Macky Sall said campaigning for upcoming elections would be suspended on Sunday as a mark of respect, and that there should be "punishments serving as a warning". |
| There are also suggestions that the stadium itself was in a poor state of repair, BBC Africa reporter James Copnall says. | There are also suggestions that the stadium itself was in a poor state of repair, BBC Africa reporter James Copnall says. |
| An enquiry announced by the government will no doubt examine all this, he adds. | An enquiry announced by the government will no doubt examine all this, he adds. |