Stampede outside stadium in Iraq kills 2, injures dozens

By AHMED SAMI
Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — A stampede outside a stadium in southern Iraq has killed two people and injured dozens. The stampede occurred on Thursday in the southern city of Basra as spectators gathered to attend the final match in the first international soccer tournament held in the country in four decades. The Iraqi News Agency said some of the 60 people who were injured outside the Basra International Stadium, which holds some 65,000 spectators, are in critical condition. A doctor in the city told The Associated Press that two people were killed. The final match in the eight-nation Arabian Gulf Cup was held later Thursday, with Iraq defeating Oman 3-2.