Overview
- The crush took place at Hashemite Square in central Amman on Tuesday during a public viewing of Jordan’s World Cup match and left one person dead and eight others injured.
- Emergency teams transported nine people to hospital after heavy crowd movement at the site produced the crush, officials reported.
- Police have referred the fatality to the coroner and the Public Security Directorate said experts are investigating to establish the precise cause of death.
- Thousands of spectators had gathered across Amman to watch Jordan’s first World Cup appearance and the team’s 2-1 loss to Algeria, which helped drive unusually large crowds at giant public screens.
- The incident raises immediate questions about crowd control at mass screenings and officials are likely to review safety measures for future public World Cup viewings as investigations continue.