3-football fans dead and 81 injured in horror of Algeria stadium falls disaster, after barrier breaks in title celebrations.
— Three people died and 81 were injured following the collapse of a stand after soccer club Mouloudia Club d’Alger won a ninth league title, Algerian authorities said Sunday.
An earlier toll was one dead and 50 injured but two fans subsequently died from their injuries following Saturday’s incident at the Stade Olympique du 5 Juillet 1962, according to a statement issued by the country’s Ministry of Health.
Algeria president Abdelmadjid Tebboune offered his condolences.
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