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Crowd chaos outside Indian cricket stadium turns deadly

Reuters · 30 days ago
Reuters
Reuters
30 days ago

At least 11 people died on Wednesday in a crowd surge outside a cricket stadium in the Indian city of Bengaluru where fans were celebrating Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League title win, authorities said.

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  • At least 11 people died and many were injured during a crowd surge outside a cricket stadium in Bengaluru.
  • The incident happened as fans celebrated Royal Challengers Bengaluru's first Indian Premier League title. 11s
  • Authorities said some people without passes tried to force entry, causing the crowd to get out of control. 25s
  • Karnataka State Chief Sitaram Maya stated the stadium's 35,000 capacity was overwhelmed by an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 attendees. 44s
  • Deadly crowd surges are not uncommon in India, with similar incidents occurring at large gatherings. 1m 10s
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