Orlando Bernardo

Angola Probes Football Stampede After 17 Killed

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Angola announced an investigation Saturday into a stadium stampede that killed at least 17 and injured scores in an incident that the host team blamed on police error. The government has set up a commission to probe Friday’s crush — described as the country’s worst football tragedy — the national Angop news agency reported. Children … Read more

Seventeen Killed In Angola Stadium Stampede

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At least 17 football fans were killed after a stampede broke out at a stadium in northern Angola, police said, in an incident that also left scores of people wounded. A wave of panic spread through the crowd on Friday at a league game in the town of Uige between the Santa Rita de Cassia … Read more