DR Congo football riot: At least 15 killed, official says

At least 15 people were killed and 21 others seriously injured on when a riot broke out at a football match in the DR Congo capital Kinshasa on Sunday, officials said.

The death toll was announced by Kinshasa governor Andre Kimbuta, who rushed with the country's interior hinister to the hospital where the injured were being treated. The match was between popular teams, ASV Club and the Tout Puissant Mazembe.

More details to come.


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