Eight Killed During Football Match in Senegal

Eight people have died and 49 others were seriously injured after a wall collapsed onto fans of rival clubs US Ouakam and Stade de Mbour and triggered a stampede.

The scene at Demba Diop stadium where a wall collapse, brawls between fans of rival clubs Ouakam and Stade de Mbour and a stampede resulted in eight deaths and 49 people suffering serious injuries.

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