12 dead, 500 injured in soccer stampede
Twelve people died and 100 were injured during a stampede at the Cuscatlán stadium in San Salvador on Saturday.
The incident occurred when fans tried to enter one of the popular areas of the stadium to watch a game between Alianza and Futbolistas Asociados Santanecos (FAS).
After knowing the latest update on the deceased, most of them men, the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukele, said on his Twitter account: “The Police and the Prosecutor’s Office will carry out an exhaustive investigation of the events that occurred in the Cuscatlán Stadium. Everyone will be investigated: teams, managers, stadium, ticket office, league, federation, etc.”, and added that “whoever the culprits are, they will not remain unpunished.”
Carlos Fuentes, spokesman for Comandos de Salvamento told reporters that some 100 people were transferred to different hospitals, while attention to those affected totals about 500.
