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At least 11 dead after stampede among Indian cricket fans celebrating IPL win
At least 11 people have died after a stampede among cricket fans celebrating the winners of the Indian Premier League.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru supporters were outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru city, Karnataka state, after the team won their first IPL title on Tuesday.
Thousands of people were seen lining the streets as the cricket team arrived in a bus on Wednesday evening, with some seen climbing trees and the stadium wall. As the celebration proceeded, some people outside without passes tried to push through the gates.
Police added that there was further trouble between the perimeter and main arena, and images showed people climbing over others. Local TV news channels showed images of police shifting the injured persons and those who fell unconscious to ambulances.
A witness also told the Reuters news agency that they saw officers caning crowds at one of the gates. Karnataka state chief minister Siddaramaiah said that 11 people had died and 47 were injured in the incident.
He said: "At a time of celebration, this unfortunate event should not have happened. "We are saddened by this.
The fans that showed up were beyond our expectations." D.K. Shivakumar, the deputy chief minister of Karnataka state, also told reporters that "the crowd was very uncontrollable.
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