One Dead, Several Injured In Crowd Surge During Jordan-Algeria Match Viewing

One person has died, and several others were injured following a crowd surge at a public viewing event for Jordan’s football match against Algeria.
Thousands of supporters had gathered at the historic Roman Theatre in the Jordanian capital to watch the game on giant screens as Jordan faced Algeria at the San Francisco Bay Area Stadium in Santa Clara, United States.
Although the open-air venue has a capacity of about 6,000 people, a ministerial source said approximately 15,000 fans turned up for the event.
According to Jordan’s Public Security Directorate, nine people were taken to the hospital in the early hours of Tuesday after being injured in a crowd movement at Hashemite Square,...