A stampede reportedly caused multiple casualties Monday outside a stadium in Cameroon where the host nation was competing in an Africa Cup of Nations match.
At least six people died, according to a Cameroon government official who spoke to the Associated Press, with the possibility of more. “We are not in position to give you the total number of casualties,” Naseri Paul Biya, governor of Cameroon’s central region, told the AP.
The incident occurred in Yaounde, the country’s capital city, where Cameroon was playing Comoros in the tournament’s round of 16. Crowds reportedly surged to get into Olembe Stadium before the gates were shut, leading to numerous people requiring medical treatment.