Three injured in crowd stampede
Three people were injured on Sunday when thousands of fans rushed across the border of India to reach Pakistan for the third one-dayer on Monday
Cricinfo staff
12-Feb-2006
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"We have called the police to avert any untoward situation, as the
crowd had become bad-tempered," said an immigration official. The official added that three people were taken to hospital with minor injuries after people started throwing stones at officials, at the crossing between India and Pakistan near the
northern Indian city of Amritsar. Around 3000 people had lined up since dawn, 25 kilometres from Amritsar, to cross by foot into Pakistan and then on to Lahore.
"It was difficult for the Custom and Immigration staff to clear the crowd of
three thousand people at once," the official said.
The swathe of people confronted at the border caused the officials to close the gates, which invoked scenes of violence from angry fans who broke through the gate to reach the immigration office. Officials fled in panic, as the crowd hurled stones at their office, smashing windows and causing a minor stampede.
Officials were hopeful of processing all the travelling fans to Pakistan by the end of the
day.