At least 15 people were killed in a stadium stampede in Kinshasa on Sunday.
The tragedy occurred as scores of soccer fans tried to force their way out of the Tata Raphael Stadium after a section of it collapsed.
The fans were cheering a match between the Lubumbashi-based TP Mazembe and the Kinshasa-based ASV Club.
The encounter was nearing its end with TP Mazembe leading 1- 0.
The game was tough and tense.
The referee allowed five extra minutes of play during which the supporters of ASV Club started hurling projectiles on to the playing field.
Panic then ensued and scared fans’ resorted to a mad rush out of the stadium, leading to a section of it collapsing.
“Everyone wanted to be the first to get out. Then a wall collapsed. The confusion was total,” an eye witness told media.
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