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Africa Cup of Nations: Deadly crush reported at Cameroon stadium

Africa Cup of Nations: Deadly crush reported at Cameroon stadium
Covid restrictions meant not all of those who wanted to attend were able to enter the stadium

At least eight people are reported to have been killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon.

Video footage showed football fans struggling to get access to the Paul Biya stadium in a neighborhood of the capital Yaounde.

According to a health ministry report obtained by the AFP news agency, one child is among the dead, while another report said a number of children had lost consciousness.

The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but because of COVID restrictions it was not meant to be more than 80% full.

Match officials were quoted as saying that some 50,000 people were trying to attend which caused the stampede.

[Source: BBC]

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