San Salvador crowd crush: Difference between revisions

Although the reasons behind the tragedy are largely unknown, it has been confirmed that several affiliates of the soccer teams tried to enter the stadium in a method of being able to watch the game of these ,<ref> {{Web citation|url=https: //www.infobae.com/america/america-latina/2023/05/21/al-menos-9-muertos-y-varios-heridos-dejo-una-stamp</ref>, therefore, this caused a large rush of estimated hundreds of people where they entered the stadium. Meanwhile, the game session was currently in force <ref>{{cite news|date=2023-05 -21|fechaaccesoaccessdate=2023-05-21|issn=1605-3052|language=es-PESpanish|newspaper=El Comercio|surnameagency=EFE Agency|títulotitle=Tragedy in El Salvador: At least 12 dead and nearly 100 injured after stampede in soccer match|url=https://elcomercio.pe /world/central americacentralamerica/el-salvador-nine-dead-in-stampede-at-cuscatlan-stadium-in-san-salvador-alliance-fas-accident-latest-news/}}</ref>

Within the framework of the [[Closing Tournament 2023 (El Salvador)|Clausura Tournament 2023 in El Salvador]], the second leg of the quarterfinals between the teams [[Alianza Fútbol Club (El Salvador)|Alianza]] and the [[Club Deportivo FAS]] in said stadium, globally the FAS team was winning by 1 goal. Before the game began, a group of fans gathered outside the stadium to enter, while others were entering the stadium.<ref>{{Webcite quoteweb|url=https://us.as.com/futbol/definidos- the-quarterfinals-of-el-salvador-allianza-vs-fas-el-plato-fuerte-n/|títulotitle=The Quarterfinals of El Salvador have been defined; Alianza vs Fas, the main course|fechaaccesoaccessdate=2023-05-21|date=2023-05-14|website=Diario AS|language=es-us}}</ref><ref>{{Citationcite web|url= https://espndeportes.espn.com/futbol/partido/_/juegoId/668961|títulotitle=Alianza FC vs. CD FAS - Game Summary - May 20, 2023 - ESPN|fechaaccesoaccessdate=2023-05-21|sitiowebwebsite=ESPNdeportes.com|idiomalanguage=esSpanish}}</ref>

Many of the first people who were already in the stadium watching the game were trapped as a result of the massive entry of people into the stadium, causing many moments of tension at that time .<ref>{{Webcite quoteweb|url=https://us. marca.com/soccer/2023/05/21/6469f7d1ca474174378b458a.html|títulotitle=What is the cause of the tragedy in El Salvador during the Alianza vs FAS?|fechaaccesoaccessdate=2023-05-21|fechadate=2023-05-21|language=Spanish}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|accessdate=2023-05-21|placelanguage=Spanish|work=BBC News Mundo|title=At least 12 people die in a stampede at a stadium in El Salvador|url=https://www.bbc.com/mundo/noticias-america-latina-65656061}}</ref>

Following the announcements of what happened, the president of El Salvador, [[Nayib Bukele]], tweeted that they will initiate an investigation into what happened, including investigating any type of soccer organization <ref>{{Web citation|url=https: //twitter.com/nayibbukele|title=https://twitter.com/nayibbukele|access date=2023-05-21|website=Twitter|language=es}}</ref>.