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Stampede at World Cup match viewing in Jordan's Amman kills 1

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By Omar Akour
| MyEasternShoreMD Verified
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A stampede at a gathering of World Cup fans in Jordan's capital early Tuesday left one person dead and eight others injured, the state news agency said. Thousands of spectators had turned out in central Amman to watch the match between Algeria and Jordan on giant screens. The crowd, at Hashemite Plaza, grew and nine people injured in the crush were hospitalized, the Jordan News Agency reported, citing the Public Security Directorate.
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Stampede at World Cup match viewing in Jordan's Amman kills 1

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By Omar Akour
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Verified
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A stampede at a gathering of World Cup fans in Jordan's capital early Tuesday left one person dead and eight others injured, the state news agency said. Thousands of spectators had turned out in central Amman to watch the match between Algeria and Jordan on giant screens. The crowd, at Hashemite Plaza, grew and nine people injured in the crush were hospitalized, the Jordan News Agency reported, citing the Public Security Directorate.
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Stampede at World Cup match viewing in Jordan's Amman kills 1

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By Omar Akour
| WTVC-TV ABC (Chattanooga, TN) Verified
by OMAR AKOUR Associated Press Tue, June 23, 2026 at 3:25 PM Jordanian soccer fans watch the World Cup match between Jordan and Austria on a large screen at the Roman Amphitheater in downtown Amman, Jordan, early Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh) AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A stampede at a gathering of World Cup fans in Jordan's capital early Tuesday left one person dead and eight others injured, the state news agency said.
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