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At least 9 dead in stadium crush in El Salvador
Football fans are assisted by others at the field of the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador, El Salvador, Saturday, May 20, 2023
AT LEAST nine people were killed and dozens more injured when football fans reportedly pushed through one of the access gates at a quarter-final match in the Salvadorean league on Saturday.
Police said in a preliminary report that nine people had been confirmed dead at the match between Alianza and FAS at the stadium in Cuscatlan, which is about 25 miles north-east of the capital San Salvador.
At least two of the injured taken to hospital were in critical condition.
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