Ten arrested after Senegal soccer stadium deaths

Ten football fans have been arrested in connection with a stampede last month which killed eight supporters attending a cup match in Dakar, Senegalese police said on Tuesday.

Those detained, all followers of local team US Ouakam, were detained on Monday on suspicion of murder and premeditated assault, a police official told AFP.

One of those arrested is the chairperson of the US Ouakam supporters' club who allegedly failed to help authorities identify fans who triggered the stampede.

SOURCE: NEWS24