A stampede at a soccer stadium in El Salvador has killed at least 12 people and injured an unspecified number, the Central American country’s government said.
According to international media reports, Alianza FC and Clube Deportivo FAS were playing the second leg of their playoff quarterfinal match at Cuscatlán Stadium in the country’s capital, San Salvador, when the game was suspended following a stampede in the general section.
The venue is one of the largest stadiums in Central America and has an official capacity of over 44,000 fans.
“The Salvadoran Football Federation deeply regrets the incident that occurred at Cascatlan Stadium,” the organization wrote on Twitter.
“It also expresses its solidarity with the victims and relatives of those killed in this incident.”
The federation added that it would immediately request a report on the incident and suspend the tournament after Saturday’s events, calling for a meeting with the Sports Venues Safety Commission on Sunday.
El Salvador’s president, Naib Buquel, said the national civil police and attorney general’s office would “thoroughly investigate” the incidents at the stadium.
“Everyone will be investigated: teams, managers, stadiums, box offices, leagues, federations, etc. Whoever the culprits are, they will not be punished,” Bukkel wrote on Twitter.
The incident comes after 135 spectators were killed in a deadly stampede at a stadium in East Java, Indonesia, in October last year. Many were crushed as they fled to get out after police fired tear gas into the crowd.
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