El Salvador mourns 12 killed in football stadium stampede

EL Salvador football fans were mourning yesterday after 12 people died and hundreds were injured in a stampede at a stadium, with the country’s president vowing an investigation.

Authorities said initial reports pointed to a crush of fans who tried to enter the 35,000-seat Cuscatlan Stadium in the Central American country’s capital San Salvador to watch a game between two local teams, Alianza and FAS.