Police arrest club president and officials over stampede which left 12 dead

The fatal stampede took place at Cuscatlan Stadium in San Salvador (AP Photo/Salvador Melendez)

Police in El Salvador have arrested the president of the football club Alianza, as well as other club officials and stadium personnel, in connection with a stampede that left 12 fans dead last weekend.

The attorney general’s office said on Thursday that Alianza president Pedro Hernandez and club security manager Edwin Abarca Ventura were among several people arrested. It was not immediately clear who their lawyers were.