Death toll from Algeria stadium fall rises to four
The fourth fan has died in the hospital, where he was being treated for injuries sustained in the incident on June 21, the Algerian club posted on Facebook.
One spectator had died at the scene in the 5 July Stadium, in the capital Algiers, local authorities said, and the Algerian health ministry said two more had died from their injuries the following day.
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Local media reports said the spectators fell after a fence in the upper stand broke, with El Heddaf TV's Facebook page posting a video showing part of a railing collapsing onto the lower tier.
According to reports, the injured spectators were rushed to the hospital, where MC Alger players, staff, and administrators also went to donate blood as the trophy presentation ceremony was postponed.
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