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Stampede outside stadium in Iraq kills 2, injures dozens

Football fans rest outside the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. A stampede outside the stadium has killed and injured a number of people. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Football fans gather outside the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. A stampede outside the stadium has killed and injured a number of people, a health official said. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) An Iraqi soccer fan waves her country flag inside the stadium before the Arabian Gulf Cup football final between Iraq and Oman at the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) Iraqi soccer fan waves her country flag inside the stadium before the Arabian Gulf Cup football final between Iraq and Oman at the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) Iraqis fans wait inside the stadium before the Arabian Gulf Cup football final between Iraq and Oman at the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) Iraqis fans wait inside the stadium before the Arabian Gulf Cup football final between Iraq and Oman at the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) Iraqis fans wait inside the stadium before the Arabian Gulf Cup football final between Iraq and Oman at the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Nabil al-Jurani) Iraqi soccer fans try to enter the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. A stampede outside the stadium has killed and injured a number of people. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iraqi soccer fans try to enter the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. A stampede outside the stadium has killed and injured a number of people. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iraqi soccer fans try to enter the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. A stampede outside the stadium has killed and injured a number of people. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iraqi football fans try to enter the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. A stampede outside the stadium has killed and injured a number of people. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil) Iraqi soccer fans try to enter the Basra International Stadium in Basra, Iraq, Thursday, Jan 19, 2023. A stampede outside the stadium has killed and injured a number of people. (AP Photo/Anmar Khalil)