He savior suffered the biggest sporting tragedy on Saturday night when 12 people died as a result of a stampede at the stadium Cuscatlanin San Salvador, and which left about 100 people injured.
The Government Secretary to the Government Salvadoran confirmed the death toll. The incidents occurred when fans tried to enter one of the stadium’s popular areas to watch a game between alliance and the Santanecos Associated Soccer Players (FAS).
After learning the latest update on the deceased, most of them men, the Salvadoran president, Nayib Bukeleassured on his Twitter account that “a complete investigation will be conducted.”
“The Police and the Prosecutor’s Office will conduct a complete investigation into the events that took place at the Cuscatlán Stadium. Everything will be investigated: teams, managers, stadiums, ticket offices, leagues, federations, etc.”, he published and added “Whosoever is guilty, they shall not be punished.”
MORE THAN 500 ATTENTIONS AND SHOWS OF SOLIDARITY
Carlos Fuentes The spokesperson of the Comandos de Salvamento told reporters that around 100 people have been transferred to different hospitals, while attention to those affected is around 500.
The Salvadoran Football Federation (Fesfut) It regretted the deaths in a statement and added that “it will immediately request a report on what happened and inform what is related in the shortest possible time.”
The president of the National Sports Institute (INDES) and brother of the president Bukele, Yamil Bukeleexpressed his solidarity with “all the families who have now lost a loved one in this sad event.”
“We have convened an extraordinary meeting of the Steering Committee of INDES,” which is the sponsor of the Salvadoran Major League tournament, he announced.
The teams of the Salvadoran League expressed their condolences from their social networks.
“Today there are no colors and for the good of the sport we all love, I hope it never happens again,” published the FASthe visiting team of the match which was eventually abandoned.
He Luis Angel Firpo He said “soccer is in mourning”. “We join the pain of the families of the Alianza fans,” while the Eagle published: “We join the pain of the Alianza family, our most sincere condolences.”
The Fesfut announced the suspension of two games scheduled for Sunday, corresponding to the second leg of the quarterfinals, and announced an urgent meeting with its Sports Venue Safety Commission.
Source: La Verdad
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