- Incident occurred at Cuscatlán Stadium in San Salvador
- President Nayib Bukele pledges ‘thorough investigation’
At least 12 people have died with more than 100 injured in a crowd crush at a football stadium in El Salvador on Saturday, the Central American country’s government has confirmed.
Alianza FC and Club Deportivo Fas were playing the second leg of their playoff quarter-final game at the Cuscatlán stadium in San Salvador, the country’s capital, when play was suspended after 16 minutes.