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30 People Electrocuted at Football Viewing Centre In Calabar After High Tension Cable Falls On Them

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Published: 2017/04/21
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In a developing story, over 30 people are feared dead at a football viewing centre in Calabar, the Cross River State capital after being electrocuted by a high tension cable that reportedly fell on them.


 

Channels TV reported that the football fans were at the centre to watch a UEFA Europa League quarter-final match between Manchester United and Anderlecht on satellite television.

Manchester United won the match 3-2 aggregate, with Marcus Rashford netting the winner in the 107th minute

Channels Television correspondent in Calabar reported that the live electricity cable broke from its mooring and fell on the viewers.

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