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<\/p>\nPolice have launched investigations into the tragic incident in which a fan died while trying to gain entrance into National Sports Stadium during the match between Zimbabwe and DR Congo.<\/p>\n
Reports are that a fan was run over by a police water canon tanker during a stampede and died on the spot.<\/p>\n
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In a statement, national police spokesperson Commissioner Paul Nyathi confirmed the incident indicating investigations underway.<\/p>\n
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“The Zimbabwe Republic Police confirms that swift and compressive investigations are currently under way after a fatal incident involving a police public order vehicle and a pedestrian at the National Sports stadium where one person died during a stampede at gate number two at 1830 hours at the beginning of the soccer match between Zimbabwe and Democratic Republic of Congo.<\/p>\n
“The Commissioner General of Police expresses his profound condolence to the family of the victim.<\/p>\n
“The Zimbabwe Republic Police assures the public of objective and compressive investigations to find out exactly what transpired.<\/p>\n
“A detailed statement will be issued in due course,” he said.<\/p>\n
Before the match, fans had to squeeze each other trying to gain entrance into the stadium, particularly on gate 2.<\/p>\n
This resulted in some police details manning the entrances trying to disperse the crowd which was acting in disorderly manner.<\/p>\n
In doing so, a fan lost balance resulting in the death.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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