One dead and dozens injured at Peru soccer stadium during fan rally

LIMA: (Apr 4) (AP) At least one person died and 60 others were injured in what seemed to be a crush of fans at a popular soccer team’s stadium in the Peruvian capital, authorities reported.

Police said officers on Friday night rescued people trapped as a result of the influx of Alianza Lima fans in the south stands of the Alejandro Villanueva Stadium the night before their team’s scheduled game against their biggest rival, Universitario.

Earlier, the Ministry of Health had reported the collapse of a wall inside the stadium. Both the police and Alianza Lima denied this in separate statements.