At least 12 fans killed in crowd crush at El Salvador football stadium – video
At least 12 people have died with more than 100 injured in a crowd crush at a football stadium in El Salvador, the Central American country’s government has confirmed. Alianza FC and Club Deportivo Fas were playing the second leg of their playoff quarter-final game at the Estadio Cuscatlán in San Salvador, the country’s capital, when play was suspended after 16 minutes. The Estadio Cuscatlán is one of the largest stadiums in Central America and has an official capacity of more than 44,000. Footage posted online showed overcrowding outside an entry gate.