SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Fans injured in crush at fan park
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453868
SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Fans injured in crush at fan park
- Title: SOUTH AFRICA: FOOTBALL/SOCCER - WORLD CUP 2010 - Fans injured in crush at fan park
- Date: 12th June 2010
- Summary: JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA (JUNE 11, 2010) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF CROWD AT FAN PARK IN NEWTOWN, DOWNTOWN JOHANNESBURG
- Embargoed: 27th June 2010 13:00
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- Location: South Africa
- Country: South Africa
- Topics: Disasters / Accidents / Natural catastrophes,Sports
- Reuters ID: LVA73S43YGPVNJY9BEYIVWVOGK71
- Story Text: Several people were hurt on Friday (June 11) as World Cup fans surged forward at the start of a live broadcast of the tournament's opening game at a viewing site for fans in Johannesburg, witnesses said.
Supporters broke through a security fence at kickoff between South Africa and Mexico, injuring three people in the fan park in the downtown Mary Fitzgerald square, the Reuters Television witnesses said.
At least 15 people were hurt last week as mostly ticketless Nigerian fans attempted to push their way into the Makhulong Stadium, in Tembisa on the outskirts of Johannesburg, to watch their country play a World Cup warm-up against North Korea. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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