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Hundreds more were injured, and the players had to barricade themselves in their dressing rooms as they watched people die right in front of them.

It sickens me that this could happen at a football match. It sickens me that it could happen anywhere, but especially in a country with such a volatile political and military climate. The families of the victims will have nowhere near the necessary level of support and information.

And as a Liverpool fan, I am instantly, viscerally reminded of the footage of Hillsborough I’ve seen. This is an entirely different situation, but these deaths are no less relevant than those of the 96.

Please, please keep the families and friends of the victims in your thoughts, as well as the countless others affected in some way by this tragedy. This goes far beyond the game—much farther, and to a darker place than anyone at a football stadium should ever see.