Stampede at football stadium kills 17, including children, in Angola

Seventeen people have been killed in a stampede at a football stadium in Angola, according to reports from Portuguese news agency Lusa.

At least 17 people have been killed and dozens injured in a stampede at a football stadium in Angola.

Angolan and Portuguese media said the accident happened today in the north-west town of Uige when hundreds of people rushed at one of the stadium gates, causing some to fall and be trampled underfoot.