8 people dies in Cameroon stadium stampede

At least eight people are reported to have been killed and dozens hurt in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations match in Cameroon.

Video footage showed football fans struggling to get access to the Paul Biya stadium in a neighbourhood of the capital Yaounde.

The Cameroonian health ministry said one child is among the dead.

The stadium has a capacity of 60,000 but because of Covid-19 restrictions it was not meant to be more than 80% full.

Match officials were quoted as saying that some 50,000 people were trying to attend.

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