At least 15 people were killed in a stadium stampede in Kinshasa on Sunday.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The fans were cheering a match between the Lubumbashi-based TP Mazembe and the Kinshasa-based ASV Club. <\/p>\n
The encounter was nearing its end with TP Mazembe leading 1- 0.
\nThe game was tough and tense. <\/p>\n
The referee allowed five extra minutes of play during which the supporters of ASV Club started hurling projectiles on to the playing field.<\/p>\n
Panic then ensued and scared fans’ resorted to a mad rush out of the stadium, leading to a section of it collapsing.<\/p>\n
“Everyone wanted to be the first to get out. Then a wall collapsed. The confusion was total,\u201d an eye witness told media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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