Eight dead in wall collapse at Senegal football stadium

People stand amid a collapsed wall at Demba Diop stadium July 15, 2017 in Dakar after a football game between local teams Ouakam and Stade de Mbour. Eight people were killed during Senegal's football league final in Dakar on Saturday in a stampede that broke out following clashes at the end of the match, the official APS news agency said. The wall collapse adding many more to be injured. / AFP PHOTO / SEYLLOUEight people have died and at least 49 are injured after a wall collapsed at a football stadium in Senegal. The wall collapsed as people prepared to leave after the game. Fighting started between rival fans and police responded by using tear gas, which led to panic, a stampede, and the wall collapse. Sports Minister […]

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