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Evening Standard
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Marc Mayo

Sports minister blames Cameroon stadium tragedy on ticketless fans after eight killed at AFCON match

A “massive” influx of ticketless fans attempting to force their way through security checks was the cause of a stadium crush that killed eight people at the Africa Cup of Nations, a Cameroon government minister has claimed.

An investigation is underway after the tragedy at Olembe Stadium in the nation’s capital of Yaounde on Monday. A further 38 were injured before Cameroon’s game against Comoros, seven of them seriously.

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