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A stadium stampede in the Salvadoran capital left nine people dead

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El Salvador police said through social media on the 20th that a stampede occurred in San Salvador, the capital of the country, on the same day, resulting in 9 deaths and many others injured.

A stadium stampede in the Salvadoran capital left nine people dead

On May 20, in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, people gathered at the Cuscantlan stadium where the stampede took place. Xinhua/AFP

A stadium stampede in the Salvadoran capital left nine people dead

A woman cries at the Cuscatlan, where a stampede occurred, in San Salvador, on May 20. Xinhua/AFP

A stadium stampede in the Salvadoran capital left nine people dead

On May 20, in San Salvador, El Salvador's capital, players rescue an injured spectator at the Cuscatlan stadium where a stampede occurred. Xinhua/AFP

A stadium stampede in the Salvadoran capital left nine people dead

On May 20, in San Salvador, El Salvador, people carry an injured spectator at the Cuscantlan stadium where a stampede occurred. Xinhua/Associated Press

A stadium stampede in the Salvadoran capital left nine people dead

A spectator rescues an injured spectator at the Cuscatlan stadium where a stampede occurred in San Salvador, on May 20. Xinhua/Associated Press

A stadium stampede in the Salvadoran capital left nine people dead

On May 20, in San Salvador, El Salvador, people rescue an injured spectator at the Cuscatlan stadium where a stampede occurred. Xinhua/Associated Press

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