Fans angry at being blocked from entering a Salvadoran soccer league match knocked down an entrance gate to the stadium on Sunday, leading to a crush that left at least 12 people dead and dozens injured soccer
Play was suspended about 16 minutes into the match, when fans in the stands waving frantically began getting the attention of those on the field and carrying the injured out of a tunnel and down onto the field.
Alianza fan Jose Angel Penado said the game was scheduled to start at 7:30 p.m. but they closed the gate at 7 p.m. and “left us outside with our tickets in our hands.”Article content Pedro Hernandez, president of El Salvador soccer’s first division, said the preliminary information he had was that the stampede occurred because fans pushed through a gate into the stadium.Article content
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