According to media reports, 17 people were killed and 22 others were injured in fierce clashes between spectators during a football match in central Mexico.
Fans clashed during a match between Query Taro and Atlas in the Mexican Football League, just 62 minutes after the start of the match, during which fans of both teams clashed.
During the clash, security personnel opened all the doors of the football ground so that the spectators, including women and children, could leave.The dead are being identified.
The league condemned the incident in a message.League President Michael Areola said there was no chance of the game resuming. He said that those responsible for security in the stadium would be punished.
