Stampede at World Cup match viewing in Jordan’s Amman kills 1
Thousands gathered on giant screens as the crowd grew and a stampede left one fan dead and eight others hospitalized, officials said.
- On Tuesday, a stampede at Hashemite Plaza in Amman during a public screening of Jordan's World Cup match against Algeria left one person dead and eight injured, the Public Security Directorate reported.
- Thousands of spectators gathered to watch the historic event, as this year marked the first time the Jordan team qualified for the World Cup, drawing unprecedented crowds to Hashemite Plaza.
- The Jordan News Agency reported nine people were hospitalized following the crush, though officials later clarified one individual died shortly after arrival while the other eight remained in stable to moderate condition.
- Following standard protocol, the Public Security Directorate transferred the deceased victim to the forensic medicine department to determine the exact cause of death while continuing to investigate the crush.
- After losing 2-1 to Algeria on Tuesday, Jordan was knocked out of the tournament, ending the country's first World Cup appearance despite the record crowds that had gathered in central Amman.
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One Jordanian aficionado died and eight others were injured, following a stampede at the Roman theatre in Amman, where thousands of people had gathered last Monday to follow the World Cup match between Jordan and Algeria, authorities reported.The spokesman for the Public Security Directorate explained in a statement that “nine people had been transferred to the hospital on the morning of Tuesday after having been injured in a stampede in Hashemi…
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dailyjournal.netStampede at World Cup match viewing in Jordan’s Amman kills 1
Thousands of spectators had turned out in central Amman to watch the match between Algeria and Jordan on giant screens. The crowd grew and nine people injured in the crush
The exuberant World Cup mood at a public viewing in Jordan ended in a tragedy with one fatality and several injured.
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