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A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq on Thursday left at least two other people dead and dozens wounded, a fitness official said.
The fatal incident occurred as spectators piled up to watch the last match of the country’s first foreign soccer tournament in 4 decades.
Iraq’s official news firm said some of the other 60 people injured outside Basra’s International Stadium were in critical condition.
A doctor at Basra General Hospital told The Associated Press that two other people were killed and 38 wounded, some of whom were released. The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
In a statement, Iraq’s Interior Ministry suggested other people without tickets for the final event leave the stadium area. He said the stadium was full and all doors had been locked.
Iraq’s new prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who arrived in Basra on Thursday, suggested other people to the government to “show the best fit of the 25th edition of the Gulf Cup in its most productive form. “
The Iraqi news company later reported that giant screens had been placed in other public places, as well as in the Basra stadium, so that other people could watch the match. The eight-nation Arabian Gulf Cup match will see Iraq face Oman later. Thursday.
The Oman Football Association said Omani citizens recently at Basra airport will begin returning home for their own protection and that the Iraqi government will ensure the final adjustment is “successful. “
Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed its condolences to the Iraqi government and others for the stampede and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.
The tournament, which began on Jan. 6, saw several incidents, adding a commotion in the VIP segment that prompted a Kuwaiti prince to withdraw from the opening match. The nature of the unrest is unclear, but Kuwaiti media said it was a “bad organization. “
The tournament included the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Yemen and Iraq.
This is the first time since 1979 that Iraq has hosted the tournament.
A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq on Thursday left at least two other people dead and dozens wounded, a fitness official said.
The fatal incident occurred as spectators piled up to watch the last match of the country’s first foreign soccer tournament in 4 decades.
Iraq’s official news firm said some of the other 60 people injured outside Basra’s International Stadium were in critical condition.
A doctor at Basra General Hospital told The Associated Press that two other people were killed and 38 wounded, some of whom were released. The doctor spoke on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the media.
In a statement, Iraq’s Interior Ministry suggested other people without tickets for the final match leave the stadium area. He said the stadium was full and all doors had been locked.
Iraq’s new prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, who arrived in Basra on Thursday, suggested other people to the government to “show the best fit of the 25th edition of the Gulf Cup in its most productive form. “
The Iraqi news company later reported that giant screens had been placed in other public places, as well as in the Basra stadium, so that other people could watch the match. The eight-nation Arabian Gulf Cup match will see Iraq face Oman later. Thursday.
The Oman Football Association said Omani citizens recently at Basra airport will begin returning home for their own protection and that the Iraqi government will ensure the final adjustment is “successful. “
Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed its condolences to the Iraqi government and others for the stampede and wished a speedy recovery to the wounded.
The tournament, which began on Jan. 6, saw several incidents, adding a commotion in the VIP segment that prompted a Kuwaiti prince to withdraw from the opening match. The nature of the unrest is unclear, but Kuwaiti media said it was a “bad organization. “
The tournament included the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, as well as Yemen and Iraq.
This is the first time since 1979 that Iraq has hosted the tournament.
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