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Angola Stadium Crowd Stampede Results in Multiple Fatalities, Many More Injuries

Related Topics: Stadium, Stampede, C.R.D. Libolo

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At least 17 people have died in a stampede at an Angolan football stadium in Uige.

According to Sky News, hundreds of people rushed into the January 4th Stadium to watch a match, believed to have been between local teams Santa Rita and Recreativo do Libolo.

Ernesto Luis, the director of a local hospital, described the scene: "There had been a push that led to the suffocation of people. Some people had to walk on the top of other people."

Premier League club Manchester City took to Twitter to express their condolences:

Manchester City

All at City join the world football family in expressing sympathy to the families of those injured or killed in the tragic incident in Uige

February 10, 2017 at 10:21:05 PM GMT

According to the BBC, the stadium only had a capacity of 8,000.