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. |
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