Overview
- A crowd crush broke out at Hashemite Square in central Amman during a public screening of Jordan’s World Cup match on Tuesday, leaving nine people hospitalised and one later dead.
- Jordan’s Public Security Directorate and a police spokesman said emergency teams took the nine injured to hospital and referred the fatality to the coroner to determine the cause of death.
- Authorities have opened an investigation after saying heavy crowding and sudden movement among spectators were the proximate causes of the crush.
- Officials reported the remaining eight injured people are in conditions ranging from minor or moderate to ‘good to medium’ and several have since been discharged while others remain under treatment.
- The incident highlights risks at large temporary fan zones as thousands gathered to watch Jordan’s first World Cup matches on giant screens and officials said they will review crowd-management and safety arrangements for future public viewings.