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MONROVIA, Liberia — At least eight people suffocated at an overcrowded stadium during a soccer match Sunday between Liberia and Gambia, a doctor and an aid worker said.
The 33,000-seat Samuel K. Doe stadium in Monrovia was packed beyond capacity for the World Cup qualifying match. The rowdy crowd pushed up against a metal bar, causing the bar to snap and sending dozens of people careening onto the floor below. They fell onto others at the game, crushing them.
Thousands entered the stadium using fraudulent tickets.
