Deadly crush outside Iraq football stadium before Gulf Cup final - BBC News

One fan is killed and dozens are injured ahead of the Arabian Gulf Cup final between Iraq and Oman.

4 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, AFPImage caption, Medics treated some of the injured inside the stadium, where Iraq were due to play Oman on Thursday afternoonAt least one football fan has been killed and 60 others injured in a crush outside a stadium in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, local media report.

It happened as tens of thousands of fans headed to the Basra International Stadium to watch Iraq play Oman in the final of the Arabian Gulf Cup.

Officials said many were hoping to be allowed in despite not having tickets.

A medical source told state-owned Iraqi National Agency (INA) that some of the injured were a critical condition.

Videos posted on social media appeared to show several people lying motionless on the ground and medics trying to resuscitate a man.

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