Stampede outside stadium before World Cup friendly, reax

Описание: (6 Jun 2010)
1. Wide of crowd rushing through gate of stadium
2. Police jostling with members of crowd
3. Police bending over injured colleague
4. Group of police with riot shields struggling with some fans, other people walking past
5. Boy with bleeding head
6. People walking among discarded shoes and belongings on ground
7. Injured police officer being treated by paramedics
8. Group of police officers by closed gates
9. Crowd outside stadium, ambulance driving out through gates
10. Fans walking up to gates, trying to get access, ambulances moving on other side of gates
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11. Police officers and vehicles outside stadium
12. Wide of police helicopter flying overhead
13. Two police officers, one talking on phone
14. Police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Opperman surrounded by media
15. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Opperman, Police Spokesman:
"There was a stampede. At this moment we have 14 civilians that were slightly injured in the process, one policeman seriously injured. They have been taken away to hospital and they are receiving attention."
16. Cutaway of men wearing Nigeria football shirts and police
17. SOUNDBITE: (English) Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Opperman, Police Spokesman:
"It is weekend and it's also unfortunately a time when many people consume liquor and that can sometimes cause a problem also."
18. Line of police with fans gathered behind
19. Wide of bus driving away with Nigeria team on board, fans cheering
STORYLINE
At least 15 people were hurt in South Africa on Sunday as thousands of football fans stampeded outside a stadium before a World Cup warm-up match between Nigeria and North Korea.
The first rush came when the gates opened to allow fans into the Makhulong Stadium, in the Johannesburg suburb of Tembisa.
Several fans could be seen falling under the rush of people, many wearing Nigeria jerseys.
Police soon closed the gates, but when they were reopened, a second rush occurred, with more people falling and being trampled on.
Shortly after the second rush, the gates were closed again and much of the crowd dissipated.
"At this moment we have 14 civilians that were slightly injured in the process, one policeman seriously injured," police spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Eugene Opperman said outside the stadium.
Opperman said tickets for the match were given out for free outside the stadium, leading to large numbers of people gathering outside.
FIFA said it had nothing to do with the ticketing.
The Nigeria and North Korean players were lining up for the national anthems when the second surge happened and had no idea what was going on outside.
The match was suspended for about 10 minutes shortly after the second half began, but it restarted with Nigeria leading 1-0.
The Nigerian "Super Eagles" went on to win the match 3-1.
Sunday's stampede incident came only five days before the start of the World Cup, the first to be held on the African continent.
The Tembisa stadium, which seats about 12-thousand fans, is not being used for tournament matches.

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