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    19 dead in Ivory Coast tragedy

    Shocking in this day and age.



    At least 19 people have died in a crush at a football stadium during a World Cup qualifier in Ivory Coast.

    Fans panicked after a wall collapsed at the Houphouet-Boigny arena in the West African country's largest city of Abidjan, reports say.

    At least 36,000 spectators were in the stadium, where hosts Ivory Coast beat Malawi 5-0.

    The BBC's Ivory Coast correspondent John James says police tried in vain to control the panicking crowd.

    He says the stadium was packed for the return of Chelsea striker Didier Drogba, who scored twice.

    Hundreds of fans have died in recent years during riots and stampedes at football games across Africa.
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    #2
    Christ, this should never be happening in 2009

    RIP.

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      #3
      I am lost for words....

      RIP.
      "Its not about the long ball or the short ball, its about the right ball." Bob Paisley

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        #4
        Shocking.

        RIP

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          #5
          How many more have to die before something is done? These things seem to come up after every set of qualifiers out there, its ****ing sick.

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            #6
            I'm not sure what will ever be done on this.

            Corruption and / or poverty is so rife in certain parts of Africa, that building decent sports stadia is a fairly low priority. However, they seem to be unwilling or unable to learn from these tragedies.

            RIP
            Oh I don't know.

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              #7
              Omg!

              R.i.p.

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                #8
                i am sure i saw a headline somewhere saying fans to blame.

                where have we seen that before.

                RIP

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                  #9
                  Rip

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