Italian media reported on Sunday that up to 1,500 people were injured in the Italian city of Turin by a stampede in a public square where the final of the Champions League was played on Saturday on a huge screen.
Some 30,000 people watched the final of the Champions League between Juventus and Real Madrid in Cardiff, capital of Wales, when the crowd was in a state of panic.
The Turin police chief said the stampede may have been caused by a person being set on fire. Local newspaper La Stampa reported that the panic that caused the stampede may have been caused by a roadblock collapse.
Italian media reported that at least eight people were seriously wounded, including a 7-year-old boy and a critical woman. Most other injuries are believed to be minor.
Real were crowned champions for the second consecutive season by beating Juventus 4-1 in the final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.
According to media reports, the crowd began to escape from the scene when a loud voice was heard after Real Madrid scored the third goal in the 64th minute.
"People were shouting and pushing, there was a brutal stampede," one witness said.
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