Help | Sitemap | Archive | Advanced Search | Mirror in USA |
Thursday, April 12, 2001, updated at 07:36(GMT+8) | ||||||||||||||
World | ||||||||||||||
At Least 47 Die in Stampede at Football Match in S. AfricaAt least 47 people were killed and many others injured in a stampede at a football match held Wednesday in Johannesburg, the local media reported.The stampede occurred as spectators tried to squeeze into the already packed Ellis Park stadium, according to the report. A live television broadcast by the state SABC showed bodies strewn on the field, covered in blankets.
In This Section
|
|
Copyright by People's Daily Online, all rights reserved | | Mirror in U.S. | Mirror in Japan | Mirror in Edu-Net | Mirror in Tech-Net | |