Stampede at Angolan stadium kills 17, injures scores

At least 17 people died and scores were injured in a stampede at an Angolan football match on Friday when hundreds of supporters stormed the stadium gates, a medical official said. The crowd in the northern city of Uige pushed against barriers after failing to gain entry before the start of the match, state news agency Angop said. Ernesto Luis, director general of the local hospital, told Reuters people had suffocated in the crush.