Zambia stadium stampede kills 12

TWELVE SUPPORTERS were killed and 46 others were wounded in a stampede at a stadium in northern Zambia following an international football match.

“Twelve people died after a stampede at the stadium,” police spokesman Bonny Kapeso told AFP from the scene of the incident at the Chililabombwe stadium, where Zambia beat Congo 3-0 on Saturday in an African Nations Cup qualifier.

“Forty-six others were injured and are currently receiving treatment in hospital,” the spokesman added.