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At least one football fan has been killed and 60 others injured in a crush outside a stadium in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, local media report.
It happened as tens of thousands of fans headed to the Basra International Stadium to watch Iraq play Oman in the final of the Arabian Gulf Cup.
Officials said many were hoping to be allowed in despite not having tickets.
A medical source told state owned Iraqi National Agency that some of the injured were in a critical condition.
Videos posted on social media appeared to show several people lying motionless on the ground and medics trying to save a man. END.