Today, Thursday, an RT correspondent in Iraq reported that Iraqi fans have gathered at the Palm Trunk Stadium in the Iraqi city of Basra, where the 25th Persian Gulf final is being held, 8 hours before it starts.
Our correspondent mentioned, according to sources, that one of the fans died as a result of a crush between fans in the stadium area, and a crush outside the stadium caused about 67 injuries.
He added that the security forces are working to disperse fans into several lines and prevent those who do not have a card from entering the final match between Iraq and the Sultanate of Oman, which will start at eight. hours of Moscow and Meccan al-Mukarram time.
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Iraqi fans are racing to reserve their seats after demands by the Iraqi federation that only those who have received cards for the final match should be present, while the number of arrivals in the city of Basra has increased compared to the rest of the Iraqi fans. cities, except for the fear of some fans to lose the opportunity to be at the stadium, despite the fact that they have tickets for the match.
It is worth noting that the closing ceremony of the Gulf 25 tournament will begin at 6:30 pm Iraqi time on Thursday and will last 20 minutes. It was revealed that an Iraqi and an Arab artist will be in attendance. to spice up the final songs.
Source: RT
