Disaster at the African Championship: Seven killed by gunfire at the entrance to the stadium

The Cameroonian crowd in an attempt to overtake others and enter the quarterfinals, resulted in the deaths of at least seven and the injury of dozens more

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24/01/2022

Monday, 24 January 2022, 23:57

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A disaster occurred tonight (Monday) in Cameroon before the opening match between the local team and Comoros at the African Championship: seven people, including children, were killed as a result of being crushed at the entrance to the stadium.

While fans of the host team stormed towards the stadium, dozens were crushed and some of them were found dead as mentioned, with the incident even being documented in horrific videos circulated on social media.

The African News Agency LSI noted that about 40 wounded were rushed to Masassi Hospital, located 3 km from Paul Bay Stadium. 80% of the seats, which is probably the reason for the overcrowding that caused the tragedy.

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Watch: This is how the disaster was caused at the stadium in Cameroon

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In the videos you can see how crowds of people flock into the stadium and crush each other on the way.

In addition, very difficult-to-view photos were taken of some of the casualties in the incident.

Despite the disaster, the game opened without delays.

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