At least one person has died and eight others have been left injured after a stampede broke out during a World Cup match screening in Jordan.
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Thousands of people had gathered in central Amman to watch Jordan’s World Cup match against Algeria on giant screens on June 23.
Emergency services took nine injured people to hospital after the incident at Amman’s Hashemite Square, according to Jordan’s Public Security Directorate.
Jordan, which is competing in the World Cup for the first time in its history, lost the match 2-1.
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