Police were called at 9:35 p.m. Thursday (local and GMT) after reports that a large number of people were trying to break into the O2 Academy in Brixton to attend the Nigerian Afrobeat singer’s show. Asake.
Four people were in “critical” condition in hospital on Friday morning after a stampede the night before at the entrance to a concert hall in London, police said.
Police were called at 9.35pm (local and GMT) after reports that a “large number of people were trying to break into” the O2 Academy in the Brixton area. Eight people were taken to hospital, four of whom remain in “critical” condition, Scotland Yard said.
Once there, the emergency services found a number of people with injuries attributed to the stampede. Two people with less serious injuries were treated at the scene.
An “urgent investigation has been opened”, added the police and a security cordon was deployed around the performance hall, which hosted a concert by Nigerian Afrobeat singer Asake on Thursday evening. With a capacity of up to nearly 5,000 seats, this art deco style room opened in 1929.
The findings are continuing on the spot, said the police, adding that no arrests had been made. According to the tabloid DailyMirrorthe concert was canceled en route, to boos from the audience, with the team announcing on stage: “3,000 people have forced the doors outside, and for security reasons the show must be stopped.”
“Listen, for your safety, for your safety, please listen. For your own safety, please, please, please. There are people who have forced the doors. They broke in and security is trying to deal with it.”repeated the team, struggling to be heard, says the newspaper.
Qualifying the facts as“extremely upsetting”Commander Ade Adelekan, of London Police, called for good judgment in videos shared on social media.
Many of them show clashes between the crowd and the police. “Where force has been used by police officers, these officers know they must be held accountable for their actions”, he added, specifying that he would use in this regard all the materials at his disposal, in particular the cameras carried by the police. He also assured that“no police dog” has not been used. The police have also launched an appeal for witnesses.
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